Christian hands never clasp and He doesn't give gifts for gain because a gift can never stop being a gift - it is always meant to be given.
Ann VoskampI think it was simply word of mouth that made it a New York Times bestseller for more than 60 weeks, over a year. People being moved and changed and transformed by the book [ One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are] and wanting to share that with hurting people all around them.
Ann VoskampYou can give up the need to compete in the world- when you accept being complete in Christ.
Ann VoskampGod gives the world enough of what it needs. All He asks is that we distribute what He gives.
Ann VoskampPractice is the hardest part of learning, and training is the essence of transformation.
Ann VoskampExpose your life to real need. Visit a developing a country. Take a short term mission trip. Write an inmate, send a letter to a sponsored child, serve in the inner city, at a food bank, with a crisis pregnancy center. Make time for shut-ins, the elderly, the sick, the single-parents, the new believers. Just find one way you can make your awareness of your gift-graced life intersect with a real place of need - and Christ in us will do the rest.
Ann Voskamp