715 quotes found
“Seek justice: Make a commitment to serve the needs of the ‘least of these’ and give voice to the voiceless.”
“In our sin, we’d rather trust in ourselves than another, amass our own righteousness than receive another’s, speak our own mind rather than listen to someone else.”
“God's people are the stage upon which His forgiveness becomes visible. They are never more authentic than when they ask for forgiveness and forgive others.”
“We are each born into a situation—a particular body (its race, sex, health...), a set of ancestors, a community, a nation—and born into the stories told of each of these.”
“Every story is an act of trust between a writer and a reader: each story, in the end, is social. Whatever a writer sets down can help or harm a community of which he or she is a part. When I write ...”
“«Linkeree does what he likes. He likes to be alone and think his own thoughts. No one is hurt by it.» Sara said, «Jason said that we are one people. Linkeree is saying he does not want to be part o...”
“I've discovered a new video game called owning my home.”
“You could call her perilous because she was so strong in herself.”
“If we was master, then we could help ourselves.”
“Their drift away from others produced a selfish privacy and they had lost the refuge and the consolation of a clan. Baptists, Presbyterians, tribe, army, family, some encircling outside thing was n...”
“I think "HALLELUJAH" translates into "HALLELUJAH" in every language out there.”
“James Smith argues that liturgies “are compressed, performed narratives that recruit the imagination through the body.”
“A community best serves itself when it truly serves the awakening of the unique story trying to come to life through each person born.”
“As humans, reality for us is largely based on other people's perceptions. If there's 20 bodies in your crawl space but you haven't been caught yet, you tell yourself you're still a birthday clown, ...”
“It is an axiom of modern social psychology that the stories that tend to get repeated are the ones that somehow have the potential to strengthen the communities in which they are told, or to enhanc...”
“We are usually told that democracy originated in ancient Athens—like science, or philosophy, it was a Greek invention. It’s never entirely clear what this is supposed to mean. Are we supposed to be...”
“Someone suddenly had direct, unabashed access to my heart.”
“Even though Paul knew farewells were inevitable, he still formed deep relationships.”
“If you know EVERYONE, you don't know ANYONE.”
“Worship shadows eternity and provides supernatural encouragement.”
