Sarah Barnett

Storyteller. Maker. Music snob.

[Mason Mennenga @masonmennenga]

if there is one thing that is biblical it’s debt forgiveness

[Paul Fairie @paulisci]

Whenever I'm tempted to think that a new thing seems too complicated, I read newspaper articles about pizza from the early 1950s.

[Thomas Horrocks @thomaslhorrocks]

The grand narrative of scripture is a God who liberates, enlivens, and empowers. If an interpretation of scripture leads to visible, documented harm or the suppression of people’s gifts and graces, the appropriate thing to do is question that interpretation of scripture.

[Sarah Lazarus @sarahclazarus]

did I “kill a plant” or did the plant not have what it takes to thrive in this fast-paced environment

[Icona @iconawrites]

Rationally I know I am not immortal. Emotionally I keep buying books as though I was.

[Beth Moore @BethMooreLPM]

I don’t think some of us who love God would have liked Jesus.

[Mrs Whatsit's burner phone @MadeleineLEngle]

“Stay angry, little Meg,” Mrs Whatsit whispered. “You will need all your anger now.”
Madeleine L'Engle, A Wrinkle in Time

[David Gardner @byDavidGardner]

I don’t know, man, maybe some dudes from the 1700s who owned people and would be mystified by the sight of a dishwasher weren’t right about everything in perpetuity

[Kat Armas @kat_armas]

Our children are being sacrificed at the altar of power and greed. It has never been about protecting them.

[Min Jin Lee @minjinlee11]

Our bodies are not designed to absorb and process this much violence, loss, and grief.

[ely kreimendahl @ElyKreimendahl]

moms are like, “I’m going to go rest for a little bit” and then pay bills, make doctor’s appointments and put away the laundry

[mkk @marykatekenney]

saw someone talk about how if Kim K, with all the money and resources in the world, can’t safely and simply divorce her husband without being harassed and stalked, then it’s about time we stop asking women in domestic violence situations the question “why doesn’t she just leave?”

[Alexis Nikole Nelson @blackforager]

Why yes, I will retreat from all people I know and love & ignore my phone and e-mail just to come back a week later to be hyper-productive/responsive for 72 hrs before burning myself out again & there’s NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT because there’s NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT EITHER