Ann Voskamp
Ann Voskamp
Ann Voskampis the author of the New York Times Bestseller, One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are, published by Zondervan...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth10 August 1973
CountryCanada
church body prostitution
If the Church is a body, and the body is a business, isn't that the same thing as prostitution?
stress struggle self
In a storm of struggles, I have tried to control the elements, clasp the fist tight so as to protect self and happiness. But stress can be an addiction, and worry can be our lunge for control, and we forget the answer to this moment is always yes because of Christ.
joy remembered
You will be most remembered-by what brought you most joy.
heart giving mind
Instead of giving someone a piece of your mind, it turns out far better if you give them a piece of your heart.
blessing acting christ
A life contemplating the blessings of Christ becomes a life acting the love of Christ.
two doubt weapons
There are two kinds of doubt: one that fully lives into the questions, and one that uses the questions as weapons against fully living.
inspirational essence practice
Practice is the hardest part of learning, and training is the essence of transformation.
meaningful gratitude blessing
At the last, this is what will determine a fulfilling, meaningful life, a life that, behind all the facades, every one of us longs to live: gratitude for the blessings that expresses itself by becoming the blessing.
giving use given
You've got to use the life you've been given to give others life
sleep suffering ugly
I want to see beauty. In the ugly, in the sink, in the suffering, in the daily, in all the days before I die, the moments before I sleep.
bows moments ifs
Every moment I live, I live bowed to something. And if I don't see God, I'll bow down before something else.
hands giving answers
We want clarity -- and God gives a call. We want a road map --- and God gives a relationship. We want answers -- and God gives His hand.
world moments speed
In a world addicted to speed, I blur the moments into one unholy smear.
rushing bulls break
In our rushing, bulls in china shops, we break our own lives.