Ruth Hug Neff

I love God, kids, adventures, family, languages, friends, books, learning, dark chocolate & coffee.

[Diane Langberg, PhD @DianeLangberg]

We damage the dignity of others when we refuse to wait for them – whether they need to tie their own shoes or they are struggling to find words for the indescribable.  We bestow honor on another when we consider him or her worth waiting for.

[Nate Pyle @NatePyle79]

Sometimes I think about those who knew Jesus firsthand—Mary, James, Peter, Martha, Lazarus, Peter—and I wonder, would they recognize Jesus in me? Would they see my life and say, “Yes. He knows the shepherd’s voice”?

[Karisa Smith @KarisaS]

If there was one thing I wish I could snap my fingers and help everyone understand in a foster child’s life, it’s that kiddos’ “scary” behaviors reflect more about their past than predict their future.

[Ruth Hug Neff @RuthHugNeff]

@aandeandval Yay! 😀 That looks so tasty!

[Melissa Moore Zolfo @MelissaMoore77]

"Each of us is the result of a thought of God.
Each of us is willed,
each of us is loved,
each of us is necessary.”
(Benedict XVI, 2005)

[Shane Claiborne @ShaneClaiborne]

Watch this. All 3 minutes of it.

[Ashlee Eiland @Ashlee_Eiland]

I’ll have better words later. Right now, I’m mourning. I’m holding my kids knowing exactly how we got here.

Those who have ears to hear, let them hear. Those who have eyes to see, let them see. And in the pursuit of God’s justice, may our hearts not harden. Amen. #ElPaso #Dayton

[Boz Tchividjian @BozT]

“Justice is God’s ongoing work of setting right a world gone wrong.”

[Ruth Hug Neff @RuthHugNeff]

@aandeandval

[Ruth Hug Neff @RuthHugNeff]

@mad_davenport that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ; through Jesus Christ our Lord."

[Beth Moore @BethMooreLPM]

Relentless overemphasis on biblical manhood and womanhood - the constant pounding - will inevitably, inadvertently cause us to attend more carefully to carrying our genders than carrying our crosses. Whether you’re male OR female, deny yourself, pick up your cross & follow Jesus.

[Beth Moore @BethMooreLPM]

I don’t know. I could be wrong about this. But I feel like as long as we are sane enough to ask God if we have lost our ever loving minds, we may be okay.

[everybody’s mom @emilyjanehubb]

I don’t think I’ve seen this a lot on my timeline but in case it’s helpdil—they’re making an audio bible with only women’s voices.

https://t.co/02iPF9tw9b

[𝐎. 𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐍𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞 @TheAlanNoble]

The question that kept nagging me was how were any of these potential causes new?

[April Fiet @aprilfiet]

There's always that little moment when my internet is acting weird where I am torn between panic that it isn't working, and hope that maybe it will never work again...

[Brandi Miller @BrandiNico]

Privileged Christians often cannot tell the difference between:

Discomfort and trauma

Pushback and oppression

Inconvenience and tragedy

In such, we are often unable to effectively care for the marginalized and hurting because we don’t see ourselves appropriately

[Beth Moore @BethMooreLPM]

The only way to end up living a bold & brave life is to live a bold & brave day. So this very day:”Be strong & courageous; don’t be terrified or afraid of them. For the Lord your God is the one who will go with you; he will not leave you or abandon you… Do not be...discouraged.”

[John Ortberg @johnortberg]

The greatest act of faith is when a man decides he is not God.
—Oliver Wendell Holmes

[thucksgiving @TylerHuckabee]

On Easter, I love to think of Mary Magdalene in those precious few morning hours between seeing the risen Jesus and telling the disciples. She was, for a brief, blessed era, the entirety of the Church in the whole world.