Erica Ryerse

//Mostly the quotes from books I want to remember later//

[Erica Ryerse @ericaryerse]

We have evolved to be more
consumed by the destructive opinions of critics
than
compelled by the eccentricities of companions.

[Erica Ryerse @ericaryerse]

we have come to inhabit the fringes,
to find comfort in the farthermost;

where nuance exists not,
where the other is vilified.
and
where the Beloved cannot be heard.

[Erica Ryerse @ericaryerse]

Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault. Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated. For these there is hope. - Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

[Erica Ryerse @ericaryerse]

I wanted to entitle my paper on sexual ethics in the Early Church, “Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby” but I didn’t think my professor would think it was funny. Boring.

[Erica Ryerse @ericaryerse]

@racheljwelcher I chose the first but I’d amend it to say that it wasn’t a “sin” per se, but definitely seen as a weakness of faith- “what reason do you have to ever be sad because you’ve already received everything you could need in Jesus” type thing.

[Kyle Beshears @kylebeshears]

You know what else Elon Musk could have bought with that cash? Logos Bible software’s mid-level package.

[Erica Ryerse @ericaryerse]

@KaitlynSchiess The best is when you have your brilliant idea and then share with a prof for him/her to say “oh yes you should read these books written on that idea” and then you have to decide if you’re brilliant among the elite or if your idea was just average. 😂 I usually opt for the former.

[Kaitlyn Schiess @KaitlynSchiess]

Writing:

I HAVE THE BEST IDEA EVER

Oh crap a million other people have already said this

This is trash

This is AMAZING

I've never had a coherent thought in my life

I just need to be done with this

Submit

...am I actually a genius?

Two days later: Yeah no, definitely not.

[Erica Ryerse @ericaryerse]

there is no good nor bad christian; there is only the Beloved:

who has fulfilled all things, liberated all things, loved all things,

within whom we are saturated in Hope.

[Erica Ryerse @ericaryerse]

Embarrassingly, after having almost fully completed two theology degrees, I learned in my GRE exam prep that “prodigal” doesn’t mean “runaway from home.”

[Erica Ryerse @ericaryerse]

@glenscrivener This happened to my mom too, the email she received just said it was “inappropriate” content and lost her FB for 30 days. Too bad!

[emily may @emilykmay]

There is a very, very good chance I could have married a TheoBro and I did not and WHAT A GIFT IT IS.

[Erica Ryerse @ericaryerse]

@julianygonzalez When I lived in Spain I did all my language learning in bars/cafes and I met some of my closest friends in them. Such a great place to just be.

[Erica Ryerse @ericaryerse]

I just got a tax bill for the second year in a row, and believe me when I say, I’ll be firing off some writing on the suppression of the working class. Right riled up.

[Erica Ryerse @ericaryerse]

@npegg I believe in you enough for you right now 💛

[Erica Ryerse @ericaryerse]

Note to self: never back down 💛

[Erica Ryerse @ericaryerse]

Good intentions can often thwart the good that already exists.

[Erica Ryerse @ericaryerse]

@sarahroessner 💛💛💛

[Rebecca Papin @RebeccaPapin]

Pilot (to my 5-year-old daughter a few days ago): Do you know you could be a flight attendant when you grow up?

5: I could also own the plane.

[Erica Ryerse @ericaryerse]

@MarlenaGraves The revelation of Jesus has always come to me through the movement of others and of the world around me. I know that I’ve changed from his influence, and have seen so many others changed as well. That he was who he said he was seems the only conclusion I can reach.