While the richest people on earth pray to get richer, the rest of the world begs for intervention with their faces pressed to the window, watching us drink our coffee, unruffled by their suffering.
Jen HatmakerWhen the jars of clay remember they are jars of clay, the treasure within gets all the glory, which seems somehow more fitting.
Jen HatmakerMaybe we don’t recognize satisfaction because it is disguised as radical generosity, a strange misnomer in a consumer culture.
Jen HatmakerI don't want my kids safe and comfortable. I want them BRAVE. ... I don't want to be the reason my kids choose safety over courage. I hope I never hear them say, 'Mom will freak out,' or 'My parents will never agree to this.' May my fear not bind their purpose here. Scared moms raise scared kids. Brave moms raise brave kids. Real disciples raise real disciples.
Jen Hatmaker