Barbara Brown Taylor Quotes

For a long time I listened to other people to decide whether I was still Christian or not, and I would sort of vet myself by the traditional formulae.

Barbara Brown Taylor

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• For a long time I listened to other people to decide whether I was still Christian or not, and I would sort of vet myself by the traditional formulae.

  

  Barbara Brown Taylor
  • Christian
  • Decide
  • Listened