22 quotes found
“A church begins to die when it says, They were just children.”
“A church begins to die when it says, ‘They were just children.”
“Im convinced that one of the most powerful forces on earth is the prayer of a child.”
“I’m convinced that one of the most powerful forces on earth is the prayer of a child.”
“I spend half my time comforting the afflicated, and the other half afflicting the comfortable.”
“Just know this: What you will do among children is as close to the heart of God and central to his kingdom as anything we could mention.”
“Children are more than we think they are; they can do more than we think they can do. All they need is a vote of confidence from grownups, whom they will ultimately replace anyway. Their dream toda...”
“But when adults speak up for the vulnerable and the weak, working and demanding that safety and respect prevail, God's little lambs are protected and nourished. They know they are not abandoned; th...”
“Children are ingenuous. They are also blessed with uncanny ability to read a person's character instantly. Even though they are inexperienced and unsophisticated, they often know instinctively who ...”
“It all begins, I maintain, with that powerful and underutilized thing called love. God's love for the individual is displayed by those people who reflect his love in their words and deeds. It ultim...”
“Every major movement in world history has recognized the strategic importance of mobilizing children. The Nazis had their Hitler Youth bands. The Chinese Communists had their Red Guards. The Taliba...”
“Watch carefully the children around you. In precious moments you will catch a glimpse of your Saviors face. Listen intently and you will hear his voice. Walk gently among them; his footprints are a...”
“So why is a third of our world battling obesity and spending huge sums to burn off excess calories, while the other two-thirds yearn to get more of them?”
“I have become convinced that the more wealth a country accumulates, the more isolated and lonely its people become. The loneliest are usually the children and the elderly. Children learn what they ...”
“Nurturing a childs sense of personal worth and therefore hope and dreams for a wonderful future is perhaps the most important responsibility of every grownup in a childs life.”
“The handholds for hope are there for all of us but are made plainest to those in poverty, for whom survival actually depends on hope in their God.”
“...while God has done his part in creating a world capable of providing what we need, we have not done our part in the stewardship of it, in seeing that it gets to the end of the line, to the poore...”
“Deep down, I have come to the conclusion that the reason (children) are such a low priority to the great human institutions that seek to control this world, both secular and Christian, is that an i...”
“We absolutely must battle with every bit of determination we can muster to root out the harm that would warp the souls and spirits of children in our world.”
“The ritual sacrifice of children has been taboo for thousands of years. Yet tragically it is practiced every day across our world. We sacrifice children on the altars of our most destructive sins. ...”
“If God places a child before you, and you are too busy to wield either a positive or negative influence...you just did the later! You communicated that the child doesn't matter and isn't important.”
