Garden City
by John Mark Comer
Everyone in the house was given a copy of this book the day they came. I wanted to start reading it right away, but I was in the middle of another book and waiting patiently (well, not so patiently). Looking back, part of me wishes I started reading Garden City right away because I found it to be incredible. First off, the author talked the way you or I would. His book was easy to read and if I found something truly inspiring, I was able to mark it to go easily find the quote I wanted to look back on. John Mark Comer discusses work, rest, and the idea of a garden city. It is one of my favorite books now and I hope to read more of his books in the weeks to come.
Favorite Quotes:
"It's not failure if you fail at doing something you're not supposed to do. It's success. Because with each success, and with each so-called failure, you're getting a clearer sense of your calling." -John Mark Comer
"Sometimes a calling is staring us in the face, we just need to make eye contact." -John Mark Comer
"That’s why Sabbath is an expression of faith. Faith that there is a Creator and he’s good. We are his creation. This is his world. We live under his roof, drink his water, eat his food, breathe his oxygen. So on the Sabbath, we don’t just take a day off from work; we take a day off from toil. We give him all our fear and anxiety and stress and worry. We let go. We stop ruling and subduing, and we just be. We “remember” our place in the universe. So that we never forget . . . There is a God, and I’m not him." -John Mark Comer
"If we fight the image of God in us — even if we succeed in the short run — it will come back to eat us alive." -John Mark Comer
"Jesus is calling us out. He’s saying that greatness is when we love and serve others." -John Mark Comer
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