"I now believe that building and cultivating relationships is the most important thing I will ever do." –Nathan Foster

"Jesus tells us that those who live in alliance with him in the kingdom of God are endowed with a great deal of power–power to do good." –James Bryan Smith

"But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved." –Ephesians 2:4-5

"In God's kingdom we learn that all things can and will work together for good. That is why Jesus' first admonition to seek first the kingdom of God is so essential. Nothing, no angels or demons or principalities, can sever us from God's love. Not even death." James Bryan Smith

"God is able to penetrate and intertwine himself within the fibers of the human self in such a way that those who are enveloped in his loving companionship will never be alone." –Dallas Willard

"Understanding our memories-and the stories they create-is a way God has given us to understand how we write in the margins every day." –Casey Tygrett

"For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts." –Isaiah 55: 9

"Prayer is one of the most transforming activities we can engage in." –James Bryan Smith

"But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and the fruit of good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere." –James 3:17

"Nothing, absolutely nothing, can separate us from God's love." – James Bryan Smith

"God is all about the relationship, the intimacy of knowing and being known." – Juanita Rasmus

"I don't want to live by default. I want to walk into rooms with presence and on purpose, aware of people for God's sake rather than for my sake." –Emily P. Freeman

"Our task is not to protest the world into a certain moral conformity, but to attract the world to the saving beauty of Christ." –Brian Zahnd

"I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing." –John 15:5

"We are not converted only once in our lives but many times, and this endless series of large and small conversions, inner revolutions, leads to our transformation in Christ." –Thomas Merton

"The spiritual journey can be understood as the movement from seeing God nowhere or seeing God only when we expect him, to seeing God everywhere, especially where we least expect him." – Ruth Haley Barton

"The Holy Spirit is our unseen teacher who points us to Jesus and reminds us of his words." – James Bryan Smith

"The kingdom of God is here, in the midst of this life stage, in the midst of this season, in the midst of this moment right now." –Emily P. Freeman

"The greatest honor we can give God is to live gladly because of the knowledge of His love." –Lady Julian of Norwich

"Could it be possible that the person you're competing with most is some idealized version of yourself that you can never live up to? Would you be willing to set her free? How about just for the next ten minutes?" –Emily P. Freeman