Six Blog Posts I Needed To Read

“I’m asking you to believe with me that we are messengers of hope and recipients of wild grace when we dare to be the church we long for.”
-Shannan Martin

Today’s Thought-Full Thursday post looks a little different than usual because of a handful of posts I read on three separate (but connected) blogs this week. Sweet  Ashley, Ruth and Shannan are all in Ecuador, and I feel sure you’ll be as moved by their experiences as I was. Click on the titles below to read…

1. Coming Alongside Her

“Motherhood is powerful. It crosses the lines of culture. Of riches and poverty. Of language.” – Ashley Ann Campbell, Under The Sycamore

2. He Jumped In The Game

“I would far rather raise children whose hearts break over the hurts of others and grow to be caring adults that use their gifts, talents and resources to reach out to their neighbor, both near and far, than raise children indifferent to the plight of others.” – Ashley Ann Campbell, Under The Sycamore

3. He Is Able and We Are Willing

“You learn a lot about someone by what they put on their walls, even when they have very little. What we surround ourselves with usually showcases where we look for inspiration, beauty, and HOPE.” -Ruth Simons, Grace Laced

4. A Step Towards Hope

“When we wait and let life happen to us in our everyday lives, we are really robbing ourselves of the hope for what could be the beginnings of change.” -Ruth Simons, Grace Laced

5. If I Have Gingham But Have Not Love

“If I come to a place where I value my want over someone else’s need, I’ve become a clanging symbol dressed in rags.” -Shannan Martin, Flower Patch Farmgirl

6. Hosanna

I want a church of broken people who shimmer with the glow of redemption. I want a boiled-down, universal language of commonality, a singular thread. But if I really want those things, I have to first be willing to be them. -Shannan Martin, Flower Patch Farmgirl