“ Church isn’t about you! It’s about worshipping Jesus. Instead of being consumers, let’s go to church and ask what we can give Jesus because of all he has given us. Rachel Held Evans
“ Faith is something you take a day at a time, not something you figured out at the start Rachel Held Evans
“ Scripture doesn’t speak of people who found God. Scripture speaks of people who walked with God. Rachel Held Evans
“ Turns out, I wasn't the only one struggling with doubt. I wasn't the only one questioning my church's position on homosexuality and gender roles, and a whole host of other issues. I wasn't the only on… Rachel Held Evans
“ I played my role as the good Christian girl and spared everyone the drama of an argument. But that decision to remain silent split me in two. It convinced me that I could never really be myself in chu… Rachel Held Evans
“ My friend Adele describes fundamentalism as holding so tightly to your beliefs that your fingernails leave imprints on the palm of your hand... I think she's right. I was a fundamentalist not because… Rachel Held Evans
“ (About changing faith) At our best, Christians embrace it, leaving enough space within orthodoxy for God to surprise us every now and then. Rachel Held Evans
“ Caring for the poor, resting on the Sabbath, showing hospitality and keeping the home—these are important things that can lead us to God, but God is not contained in them. Rachel Held Evans
“ God's ways are higher than our ways not because he is less compassionate than we are but because he is more compassionate than we can ever imagine. Rachel Held Evans
“ Like all who search for truth out of fear, I desperately wanted someone else to tell me exactly what to do. Rachel Held Evans