“The church in the book (and movie) plays a pivotal scene. We looked everywhere .. I mean everywhere! We had to have enough of a front yard area to house a Nativity scenes. And we finally found it .. two miles from our office. And we had been all over Tulsa looking. We were looking in places in Texas, everywhere! And I was in the car with the director and we drove by the church.” MeanTwoBookEnoughPlayFoundHouseChurchCarFrontsSceneDirectorsOfficeAreasMilesTexasYardsPivotalBooks And MoviesNativityTulsa Author:Luka Magnotta
“God requires no person to spend his or her life reiterating the gospel to people who will not receive it. He wants everyone to have an opportunity to hear. Then He would have us move on to other areas. The mistake of the church has been that she sits down to convert all the people in one country to the neglect of the great masses who have never had the chance to hear the gospel - not even once!” PeopleWantPersonsHas BeensCountryMovingOpportunityChurchChanceMistakeMassAreasNeglect Book:Missionary Messages: For a Church that Needs to Hear Source: Missionary Messages: For a Church that Needs to Hear
“It is not enough for the Church to be engaged with the State in healing social ills, though this is important at times. But when the world can turn around and see a group of God's people exhibiting substantial healing in the area of human relationships in their present life, then the world will take notice. Each group of Christians is, as it were, a pilot plant, showing that something can be done in the present situation, if only we begin in the right way.” PeopleIfsWorldWayHumansImportantStatesDoneEnoughChristianTurnsSocialChurchHealingSituationGroupsAreasPlantEngagedPilotsRight WayHuman RelationsHuman RelationshipsPresent LifePresent Situation Author:Francis Schaeffer
“Compared with other Americans, journalists are more likely to live in upscale neighborhoods, have maids, own Mercedes and trade stocks, and less likely to go to church, do volunteer work or put down roots in a community. Journalists are over-represented in ZIP code areas where residents are twice as likely as other Americans to rent foreign movies, drink Chablis, own an espresso maker and read magazines such as Architectural Digest and Food & Wine.” CommunityChurchDrinkAreasRootsTradeWineMagazinesJournalistCodeNeighborhoodMakersVolunteerMaidsResidentsZipsEspressoVolunteer Work Author:John Leo
“The Church is always in trouble because the Church walks into the trouble in which mankind is trying to resolve itself. There are a lot of areas that need to be addressed. If we were perfect we wouldn't be the Church. I think it's the imperfections that allow people to trust that you're working (toward) something.” PeopleIfsThinkingNeedsTryingChurchWalksPerfectTroubleMankindAreasResolveImperfection Author:Dolores Hart
“So when you say who does Christ die for? He died for the church, okay. I don't think God's death on the cross through Christ was a failure, if you are saying that. I do not believe that anybody he intended to die for is failing in that area.” IfsThinkingBelieveDoeDiesChristChurchFailingAreasCrossesOkayDied Author:Rick Warren
“I am Catholic but I want to say something to the Catholics. Thank you for some of the bishops who live in rural areas, and are still Catholic. These bishops of the Catholic churches still pray for the poor, and pray for their president who works for the poor, while the leaders of the Catholic Church only defend oligarchy.” WantStillsPresidentChurchPoorLeaderPrayingAreasCatholicCatholic ChurchBishopsOligarchyRural Areas Author:Evo Morales
“You can fall in the area of your strength as easily as you could fall in the area of your weakness.” ChristianFallLeadershipChurchWeaknessAreas Author:Johnny Hunt