Jane Rozek > Jane's Quotes

“Being a “Christian” – a word used only three times in the New Testament – is not Jesus’ goal for his people. But the making of a community of revolutionary followers or “disciples” – a word used nearly three hundred times in the New Testament – seems to be exactly the goal. The church must return to these roots. The church must become a way of life, an alternative lifestyle, a counter-community of Christ-followers. Church must once again become a people who are on “The Way” formed by the words and way of Jesus.”
― Ronnie McBrayer, The Jesus Tribe: Following Christ in the Land of the Empire

“Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.”
― Henry David Thoreau, Walden and Other Writings

“The victim mindset dilutes the human potential. By not accepting personal responsibility for our circumstances, we greatly reduce our power to change them.”
― Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

“The advantage to fighting the evils that are in plain sight is the fact that it is quite easy to win-over the "opposition".”
― Mike Klepper

“... once evil is invited in, tremendous effort is required to show it to the door and kick its cloven hoof off the threshold.”
― E.A. Bucchianeri, Vocation of a Gadfly

“But how sins could be forgiven, how Jesus could have taken them upon himself with death and then come to life again, how they could somehow partake of a world beyond the physical one she so loved…those were the things that belonged to faith. Those were the things science couldn’t explain, and didn’t need to.”
― Roseanna M. White, The Nature of a Lady

“The suitcase of a vagabond has no room for vanity.”
― Carolyn Dismuke, Drink Your Words: Discovering California's Other Wine Regions

“The mark of a wild heart is living out the paradox of love in our lives. It's the ability to be tough and tender, excited and scared, brave and afraid -- all in the same moment. It's showing up in our vulnerability and our courage, being both fierce and kind.”
― Brené Brown, Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone