Acknowledge Quote by Rachel Held Evans

“I'm a Christian because Christianity names and addresses sin. It acknowledges the reality that the evil we observe in the world is also present within ourselves. It tells the truth about the human condition - that we're not okay.”

Rachel Held Evans

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