“Feast of Patrick, Bishop of Armagh, Missionary, Patron of Ireland, c.460 The evidence for Christian truth is not exhaustive, but it is sufficient. Too often, Christianity has not been tried and found wanting--it has been found wanting, and not tried.” Has BeensChristianFoundChristianityTruth IsEvidenceSufficientMissionaryIrelandBishopsPatronChristian Truth Author:Os Guinness
“Not every believer has the missionary gift, but every Christian is called to some kind of involvement in missions. We are called to advance the gospel in some way and to participate in the fulfilling of God's purposes in our generation” WayKindChristianPurposeGenerationsMissionsBelieverMissionaryFulfillingInvolvementOur Generation Book:The Missions Addiction Source: The Missions Addiction
“THE NINETEENTH CENTURY SPREAD OF CHRISTIANITY WAS DUE PRIMARILY TO A NEW BURST OF RELIGIOUS LIFE EMANATING FROM THE CHRISTIAN IMPULSE. . . . NEVER IN ANY CORRESPONDING LENGTH OF TIME HAD THE CHRISTIAN IMPULSE GIVEN RISE TO SO MANY NEW MOVEMENTS. NEVER HAD IT HAD QUITE SO GREAT AN EFFECT UPON WESTERN EUROPEAN PEOPLES. IT WAS FROM THIS ABOUNDING VIGOR THAT THERE ISSUED THE MISSIONARY ENTERPRISE WHICH DURING THE NINETEENTH CENTURY SO AUGMENTED THE NUMERICAL STRENGTH AND THE INFLUENCE OF CHRISTIANITY.” ChristianGivenReligiousChristianityInfluenceEffectsCenturyMovementWesternSpreadDuesImpulseEnterpriseLengthMissionaryNineteenth CenturyVigorCorrespondingReligious Life Author:Kenneth Scott Latourette
“These bible people remind me of another calamity similar to this missionary scheme, when our people, or any christian power would go to Africa for the pious purpose of kidnapping negroes, the mother would cry out to her children "run, run, the christians are coming," so when ever you hear "bibles," run for your life, if you do not want your pockets picked, or to be insulted and slandered as I was... and if you hear "hopeful conversions" or the "gospel," don't stop to look behind you.” PeopleIfsWantLooksChildrenRunningChristianMotherPurposeBehindsAtheismCryPositive AtheismConversionHopefulPocketsMissionarySchemesCalamityBehind YouPiousInsultedKidnapping Author:Anne Royall
“Once divested of missionary virus, the cult of our gods gives no offence. It would be a peaceful age if this were recognized, and religion, Christian, communist or any other, were to rely on practice and not on conversion for her growth.” IfsGivingWould BeAgeChristianGrowthPracticeConversionPeacefulRelyCommunistMissionaryCultVirusesOffenceReligion Christian Book:The Journey's Echo: Selections Source: The Journey's Echo: Selections
“I have but one candle of life to burn, and I would rather burn it out in a land filled with darkness than in a land flooded with light.” LightChristianReligionPrayerDarknessLandFilledMissionsMissionaryCandleMinistryMottoEvangelismMissions And PrayerMissions In LifeGreat MissionaryInspirational MissionaryMissionary LifeGreat Commission Author:Ion Keith-Falconer