2 “Brittany walked calmly to her locker, thinking about what Pilar had said. Could being kind to her enemies really work?” Brittany’s days are filled with highs and lows in Harmony Blues. When her artwork is chosen to be displayed at the state capitol, she feels on top of the world. […] Harmony Blues by Victoria KimbleThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Religious Young Adult Fiction on July 3, 2017 by Sarah Anne Carter
3 “A church that looks and talks and sounds just like the world has no reason to exist.” For many Christians, society today is moving farther away from having a moral standard very quickly each day. What is the best way to live a Christian life in a secular society? […] The Benedict Option by Rod DreherThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Non-Fiction Religious on June 26, 2017 by Sarah Anne Carter
2 “Whenever you say yes to something, there is less of you for something else. Make sure your yes is worth the less.” There is more to life than just saying yes or no to things. Oftentimes, we say yes because we feel we should or we have the time or […] The Best Yes by Lysa TerKeurstThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Inspirational Non-Fiction Religious on June 2, 2017 by Sarah Anne Carter
4 “Just because you have the capacity to do something doesn’t mean you have to do it. Management, organization, speaking and traveling: you must ask not only what fruit they bring to the world, but what fruit they yield on the inside of your life and your heart.” Caution: Do […] Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More ...This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Inspirational Religious on May 15, 2017 by Sarah Anne Carter
“It’s so easy to think that because you can’t do something extraordinary, you can’t do anything at all. It’s easy to decide that if you can’t overhaul your entire life in one fell swoop, then you might as well just do nothing.” This book truly is a love letter – […] Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the ...This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Inspirational Religious on May 12, 2017 by Sarah Anne Carter
1 “She hated lying to her friends, but she wasn’t ready to share her dream yet.” Her family and friends know Maddie as a girl who is good at sports, especially volleyball. She’s developed a new interest, though, and she doesn’t know if the people who love her will understand […] Alto Secrets by Victoria KimbleThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction Religious Young Adult on May 5, 2017 by Sarah Anne Carter
4 “She was a woman with virtues and flaws, faith and fears, vision and blind spots. But she was also one whose unique gifts and fierce convictions transformed first her life and subsequently her world and ours.” Have you ever heard of Hannah More? I had not, until recently, when I […] Fierce Convictions by Karen Swallow PriorThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Biographical Religious on March 31, 2017 by Sarah Anne Carter
2 “When I get my hands really flailing, I can see the cross I’ve inked right there on the wrist and I suddenly think how theology is an exercise in futility unless it’s exercised under our roofs, unless it’s exercised with our hands and our feet.” Can the Christian life […] The Broken Way by Ann VoskampThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Inspirational Religious on March 27, 2017 by Sarah Anne Carter
3 “All I’m saying is that God is who God is, and we can’t go around believing whatever we want to believe about him any more than people can believe what they want to believe about George Washington. Facts are facts, and we’re bound by them.” No one ever has […] Everything You Always Wanted to Know About God (But Were ...This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Non-Fiction Religious on March 24, 2017 by Sarah Anne Carter
5 I believe in miracles. It’s easy for me to believe in them. It’s hard to talk to people about them and explain why and how they happen. However, after reading Miracles: What they are, why they happen, and how they can change your life by Eric Metaxas, I feel more […] Miracles: What They Are, Why They Happen, and How They ...This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Non-Fiction Religious on March 20, 2017 by Sarah Anne Carter