“Our small group is committed to getting the biblical text under our skin.”
Jen Pollock Michel“We all have a tendency to use prayer to dictate to God.”
Jen Pollock Michel, Teach Us to Want: Longing, Ambition & the Life of Faith“Believing in the sovereignty of God injects courage in the act of desire.”
Jen Pollock Michel, Teach Us to Want: Longing, Ambition & the Life of Faith“Struggle is a prerequisite to surrender.”
Jen Pollock Michel, Teach Us to Want: Longing, Ambition & the Life of Faith“After her initial conversion as a teenager, the author writes, "I was sent back into a world that no longer looked familiar to me. I had to relearn how to do everything.”
Jen Pollock Michel, Teach Us to Want: Longing, Ambition & the Life of Faith“Our small group is committed to getting the biblical text under our skin.”
Jen Pollock Michel, Teach Us to Want: Longing, Ambition & the Life of Faith“Kingdom is a signpost to the holy.”
Jen Pollock Michel, Teach Us to Want: Longing, Ambition & the Life of Faith“Holy desire can be learned. All prayer is part work and part rest.”
Jen Pollock Michel, Teach Us to Want: Longing, Ambition & the Life of Faith“God is the I AM that I AM not the I AM that we wish.”
Jen Pollock Michel, Teach Us to Want: Longing, Ambition & the Life of Faith“According to Aquinas, effort may not be the best measure of our virtue.”
Jen Pollock Michel, Teach Us to Want: Longing, Ambition & the Life of Faith