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“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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