“You said prayer was like having this intense, profound longing that you just had to be with. That you put the longing in the hands of God, in a certain way. That it was important to be receptive to the… — Sara Miles Copy Share Image
“But the Christianity that called to me, through the stories I read in the Bible, scattered the proud and rebuked the powerful. It was… — Sara Miles Copy Share
“Repentance means turning toward other human beings, our own flesh and blood, whenever they’re oppressed, hungry, or imprisoned; it means acting with compassion instead… — Sara Miles Copy Share
“You said prayer was like having this intense, profound longing that you just had to be with. That you put the longing in the… — Sara Miles Copy Share
“All of [the gospel stories] pointed to a force stronger than the anxious formulas of religion: a radically inclusive love that accompanied people in… — Sara Miles Copy Share
“I didn't believe in dragging souls into some special club of the saved. 'I mean,' i' d told Steve once, exasperated after listening to… — Sara Miles Copy Share
“the point of church isn't to get people to come to church." "No?" said Steve, cocking an eyebrow. "What is it?" It seemed obvious… — Sara Miles Copy Share
“Imperialism and exploitation,” he wrote, “spheres of influence, trade barriers, unequal distribution of the world's goods, starvation in the midst of plenty, slums with… — Sara Miles Copy Share
“He's the thrilling, scary Boyfriend who's going to dare you to do things you'd never dreamed of, shower you with unreasonable presents, and show… — Sara Miles Copy Share
“The Bible is not a set of instructions that can give us simple answers,” wrote Webber, “nor a text with which to prove points…… — Sara Miles Copy Share
“I'm not always able to think about so much loss without bitterness and anger. I don't know if I'll ever be capable of loving… — Sara Miles Copy Share
“on a volunteer's shoulders to see Donald break the English muffin. I understood why Christians imagined the kingdom of heaven as a feast: a… — Sara Miles Copy Share
“Feed my sheep, feed my sheep," I repeated. "He didn't say, 'Feed my sheep after you check their ID.” — Sara Miles Copy Share
“Before I knew anything about church, I'd assumed that most Christians spoke the same language, shared a sense of fellowship, and beyond minor differences… — Sara Miles Copy Share
“Thank God for Jesus. Because, you know, he was here like us, so he knows how hard it is to be a person. He… — Sara Miles Copy Share
“The endless fights among the faithful had prompted Rowan Williams, the archbishop of Canterbury, to write that “unity is a gospel imperative when we… — Sara Miles Copy Share
