“It seems like other people love Jesus in lots of different ways and have different rules about what’s right and what’s wrong.” — Aaron Hartzler Different ways Copy Share Image
“The college allows students of different races to date now, but the place is permeated with an air of cheerful fascism.” — Aaron Hartzler Different races Copy Share Image
“Will God allow me to be killed in a freak accident if I keep lying to my parents about music and movies?” — Aaron Hartzler Lying Copy Share Image
“Nothing is exactly as it appears. The closer you look, the more you see.” — Aaron Hartzler Copy Share Image
“I might’ve been able to fool other people into thinking I believed, but the God I was raised with knew my every… — Aaron Hartzler Believed God Copy Share Image
“The air between Jason and me feels electric. I am sitting on a log at a campfire in the middle of the… — Aaron Hartzler Campfire Copy Share Image
“Dad knew this was the one thing he could do that would hurt me the most. He thinks this pain will somehow… — Aaron Hartzler Thing Hurt Copy Share Image
“In a flash, the version of myself so carefully constructed for Mom’s and Dad’s eyes crumbles all around me. I have let… — Aaron Hartzler Version Of Myself Copy Share Image
“Tri-City students are encouraged to go to college wherever the Lord leads them, but you can tell that most of the teachers… — Aaron Hartzler Encouraged Copy Share Image
“Eventually, I realized that social justice, kindness, and honesty didn’t have to come from the theology in which I’d been raised. In… — Aaron Hartzler Help others Copy Share Image
“I’m not saying Jesus won’t come back; I’ve just decided I can’t keep hoping to be rescued from my life. Maybe it’s… — Aaron Hartzler Change things Copy Share Image
“Praying in restaurants is all about other people seeing us do it. It’s our faith on offense. One more way we can… — Aaron Hartzler Faith Copy Share Image
“A pervasive misconception about sexual orientation doggedly clings to the conversation about being LGBT in our current culture: that one’s sexual orientation… — Aaron Hartzler Communication Copy Share Image
“We try to hold on to the things we think will keep us safe and maintain that place we can point to… — Aaron Hartzler Left behind Copy Share Image
“After all the tears and frustration and hurt, there’s something inside me that remains unbroken. It’s strong and whole; it’s the place… — Aaron Hartzler Expelled Copy Share Image
“That’s the funny thing about belief: No one else can do it for you. Turns out, no matter how much I want… — Aaron Hartzler Belief Copy Share Image
“Sometimes inspiration requires looking at things from a different point of view.” — Aaron Hartzler Different point of view Copy Share Image
“I feel like I belong, sitting here next to Papa. This is what men do together—watch wrestling and make things from string.” — Aaron Hartzler Belong Copy Share Image
“Trying to force these words off my tongue is like trying to push a cat into a bathtub. I might be able… — Aaron Hartzler Words Copy Share Image
“I’m already nervous about whether I’m doing this right or not. No need to bring my eternal soul into the mix.” — Aaron Hartzler Copy Share Image
“As I look around the room, I can’t shake the thought that I have no power over some very basic things. It… — Aaron Hartzler Thought Copy Share Image
“I am sorry, too. I hate feeling like it’s my fault when he gets upset over things like finding tapes in the… — Aaron Hartzler Hate Feeling Copy Share Image
“This is not a place where theater is a tool for telling stories about God. This is a stage where the craft… — Aaron Hartzler Theatre Copy Share Image
“I’ve learned enough to know the atonement Mom and Dad believe in is absolutely free for the taking, but that gleam of… — Aaron Hartzler Atonement Copy Share Image
“Sometimes Dad breaks his own rule. Every once in a while his anger over what one of us has done wrong will… — Aaron Hartzler Dad Copy Share Image
“Aaron, I love you so much, and I know how much this means to you. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, came… — Aaron Hartzler Son of god Copy Share Image
“I’m not sure why it’s so bad to be compared to a girl. Why is that a put-down? I like girls. I… — Aaron Hartzler Copy Share Image
