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Teach Us to Want: Longing, Ambition and the Life of Faith
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I read this very slowly, savoring each piece. I really appreciated the author's honesty, and how she constantly turned the focus back on scripture rather than personal feelings. Most of her stories focused on her role as wife or mother, so I definitely see this as a book for women. I also really appreciated her emphasis on community, and how God uses his church as a tool for honing us.
There are no simple platitudes here. Life is hard and the struggle will be lifelong, but God IS good. Rooting ourselves in that goodness shapes our desires.
Close to a 5 star, but sometimes the stories/lessons got a bit muddled.
There are no simple platitudes here. Life is hard and the struggle will be lifelong, but God IS good. Rooting ourselves in that goodness shapes our desires.
Close to a 5 star, but sometimes the stories/lessons got a bit muddled.
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“God is the I AM that I AM not the I AM that we wish.”
― Teach Us to Want: Longing, Ambition and the Life of Faith
― Teach Us to Want: Longing, Ambition and the Life of Faith
![Jen Pollock Michel](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1555336452i/7692565._UY200_CR13,0,200,200_.jpg)
“New freedoms surface old habits. I haven't left sin behind, only discovered a new medium for my treachery. My real trouble as a writer isn't trying to mean the words that I write. It's living into the words that I mean. Nonfiction writing can feel like the high art of hypocrisy.”
― Teach Us to Want: Longing, Ambition and the Life of Faith
― Teach Us to Want: Longing, Ambition and the Life of Faith
![Jen Pollock Michel](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1555336452i/7692565._UY200_CR13,0,200,200_.jpg)
“We want. Life leaks. Desires are disappointed. And God, our Father, remains eternally good.”
― Teach Us to Want: Longing, Ambition and the Life of Faith
― Teach Us to Want: Longing, Ambition and the Life of Faith
![Jen Pollock Michel](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1555336452i/7692565._UY200_CR13,0,200,200_.jpg)
“Without grace, there is fear. And where there is fear, confession will be muted. Confession will always be unwelcome in places where authenticity engenders judgment and where we are pressured to conform and perform. Until we’re allowed to be the mess we are, we will continue the hiding, the lying, and the pretending.”
― Teach Us to Want: Longing, Ambition and the Life of Faith
― Teach Us to Want: Longing, Ambition and the Life of Faith
![Jen Pollock Michel](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1555336452i/7692565._UY200_CR13,0,200,200_.jpg)
“Sticks and stones may break your bones, and words – can cut your insides.”
― Teach Us to Want: Longing, Ambition and the Life of Faith
― Teach Us to Want: Longing, Ambition and the Life of Faith
Reading Progress
November 24, 2018
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Started Reading
November 24, 2018
– Shelved
November 24, 2018
– Shelved as:
my-audible
March 2, 2019
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Finished Reading
March 4, 2019
– Shelved as:
re-read-in-the-future
March 4, 2019
– Shelved as:
soul-food