“I see the church as a field hospital after battle. It is useless to ask a seriously injured person if he has high cholesterol and about the level of his blood sugars. You have to heal his wounds. Then we can talk about everything else.” IfsPersonsAsksChurchLevelsBloodFieldsBattleWoundsHealUselessHospitalsSugarInjuredCholesterolBlood SugarHigh Cholesterol Book:My Door Is Always Open: A Conversation on Faith, Hope and the Church in a Time of Change Source: My Door Is Always Open: A Conversation on Faith, Hope and the Church in a Time of Change
“I started my teenage years singing in churches across America, and finally wound up on a big stage.” YearsBigsAmericaChurchStageSingingWoundsTeenageTeenage YearsSinging In Church Author:Amy Grant
“There are congregations on nearly every corner. I'm not sure we need more churches. What we need is a church. I say one church is better than fifty. I have tried to remove the plural form churches from my vocabulary, training myself to think of the church as Christ did, and as the early Christians did. The metaphors for her are always singular - a body, a bride. I heard one gospel preacher say it like this, as he really wound up and broke a sweat: "We've got to unite ourselves as one body. Because Jesus is coming back, and he's coming back for a bride not a harem.” ThinkingNeedsBodyChristianFormJesusChristChurchHeardTrainingMetaphorCornersWoundsBrokeNot SureFiftyRemoveSweatPreacherVocabularyComing BackBridesCongregationHarem Author:Shane Claiborne
“God's kiss of forgiveness sucks the poison out of the wound.” ChristianLeadershipChurchKissingWoundsPoison Author:Johnny Hunt
“The city's contradictions and frailties drive me to the church. The church, in turn, binds my wounds and soothes my troubled heart, and sends me right back out into the city again.” HeartTurnsChurchCitiesWoundsContradictionFrailtyTroubled Heart Author:Steve Ross