15 Quotes by Sarah Stewart Holland & Beth Silvers

We have to stop fearing difficult discussions and start seeing them as opportunities for growth.

Whenever we make one thing the central cause of a problem or the singular solution to that problem, the stakes are always too high to allow honest conversation or vulnerable reflection.

In many ways, the aspect of the story of Christ that we both find so compelling and relatable is God’s choice to experience the discomforts of being human as a sign of his love for us. … Living in community with other people … is uncomfortable. We have ideas that test each other. We have vigorous and painful disagreements. Rather than being discouraged, we can recognize our discomfort, ease into it, and share the experience of being human together.

Ultimately politics is about people. People are never boring, and people belong together. We are meant to hash out how we want to live in community with one another.

Learning to have healthy conflict with each other over political challenges is of utmost importance; in fact, it is a spiritual imperative.

Practice of nuance means asking painful, difficult questions—questions that might reveal something new or bring a position into different relief or otherwise illuminate our perspectives.