Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Sayings, and Wise Words for Daily Inspiration

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It can be difficult to be an introvert in church, especially if you happen to be the pastor. Liking to be alone can be interpreted as a judgment on other people's company. Liking to be quiet can be construed as aloofness. There is so much emphasis on community in most congregations that anyone who does not participate risks being labeled a loner.

Barbara Brown Taylor's Popular Quotes

What is saving my life now is the conviction that there is no spiritual treasure to be found apart from the bodily experiences of human life on earth…

- Barbara Brown Taylor

As a general rule, I would say that human beings never behave more badly toward one another than when they believe they are protecting God.

- Barbara Brown Taylor

If churches saw their mission in the same way, there is no telling what might happen. What if people were invited to come tell what they already know…

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I have learned things in the dark that I could never have learned in the light, things that have saved my life over and over again, so that there is …

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Earth is so thick with divine possibility that it is a wonder we can walk anywhere without cracking our shins on altars.

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The problem is, many of the people in need of saving are in churches, and at least part of what they need saving from is the idea that God sees the w…

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That's enough, and I have a ministry as a neighbor as well. A ministry as a friend and a ministry as an aunt and a godmother, and family is very much…

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Wisdom is not gained by knowing what is right. Wisdom is gained by practicing what is right, and noticing what happens when that practice succeeds an…

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Every human interaction offers you the chance to make things better or to make things worse.

- Barbara Brown Taylor