“We are all just in here because we took the wrong turn going to church.”— Poussey Washington, pinterest.com
“Have you ever found God in church? I never did. I just found a bunch of folks hoping for him to show. Any God I ever felt in church I brought in with me. And I think all the other folks did too. They come to church to share God, not find God.”— Alice Walker, amazon.com
“And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.”— Zondervan, Hebrews, amazon.com
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”— Zondervan, Galatians, amazon.com
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the sp…”— Holy Bible, King James Version, Ephesians, amazon.com
“But Jesus looked at them and said to them, ‘With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”— Zondervan, Matthew, amazon.com
“But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.”— Zondervan, amazon.com
“Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”— Zondervan, John, amazon.com
“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.”— Zondervan, Proverbs, amazon.com
“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”— Zondervan, Romans, amazon.com
“Italy valued cathedrals while Spain valued explorers. So worldwide, five times as many people speak Spanish than Italian”— Neil deGrasse Tyson, twitter.com
“I think that the Church not only should apologize … to a gay person whom it offended but it must also apologize to the poor as well, to the women who have been exploited, to children who have been exploited by (being forced to) work. It must apologize for having blessed so many weapons.”— Pope Francis, refinery29.com
“I left church because God couldn’t save me. I left church because I want to believe in myself.”— Sade Andria Zabala, amazon.com