Finding Holy in the Suburbs Quotes

“We imagine salvation (and hospitality) arriving in pomp and circumstance and social influence, not shared through common means and common people. Yet like most offerings (the widow’s mite, a young boy’s loaves and fishes), when small and specific offerings are given, they are first broken and then miraculously they are multiplied. God’s economy is not ours.”
― Ashley Hales, Finding Holy in the Suburbs: Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much

“Scripture promises again and again we will be satisfied—not with more to do but with God himself.”
― Ashley Hales, Finding Holy in the Suburbs: Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much

“People began to learn, first from the telegraph, then from radio, newsreels, television, and the Internet, that what was happening now, all over the globe, mattered more than what was happening here.”
― Ashley Hales, Finding Holy in the Suburbs: Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much

“Ask yourself, Where do I run when I experience negative emotions—is it food, a listening ear, shopping, drinks, exercise? Or do we first bring our fear, angst, and impatience to a God who can actually do something about it? When we get antsy waiting on God and his word, we ask our stuff to save us.”
― Ashley Hales, Finding Holy in the Suburbs: Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much