I have come to regard with some suspicion those who claim that the Bible never troubles them. I can only assume this means they havenโt actually read it.
Rachel Held EvansMillennials aren't looking for a hipper Christianity. We're looking for a truer Christianity, a more authentic Christianity. Like every generation before ours and every generation after, we're looking for Jesus-the same Jesus who can be found in the strange places he's always been found: in bread, in wine, in baptism, in the Word, in suffering, in community, and among the least of these.
Rachel Held EvansWhat millennials really want from the church is not a change in style but a change in substance.
Rachel Held EvansChurch is a moment in time when the kingdom of God draws near, when a meal, a story, a song, an apology, and even a failure id made holy by the presence of Jesus among us and within us.
Rachel Held EvansWhile the word charity connotes a single act of giving, justice speaks to right living, of aligning oneself with the world in a way that sustains rather than exploits the rest of creation. Justice is not a gift; itโs a lifestyle, a commitment to the Jewish concept of tikkun olamโโrepairing the world.โ
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