“It would not do for the consumer to know that the hamburger she is eating came from a steer who spent much of his life standing deep in his own excrement in a feedlot, helping to pollute the local streams. Or that the calf that yielded the veal cutlet on her plate spent its life in a box in which it did not have room to turn around. Wendell Berry, "The Pleasures of Eating," What Are People For?, 1989 Jesus pioneered a relationship ethic based on compassion. Being a disciple means building relationships - with the Creator and with all creation and creatures.” PeopleKnowsMeanHelpingTurnsJesusPleasureAnimalRoomsCompassionCreationBuildingCreaturesEatingEthicsStandingBoxesCreatorLocalsConsumersStreamsPlatesDiscipleSteersBerriesHamburgersCalvesBuilding Relationships Author:Leonard Sweet
“I love to walk through the streets of Jesus Maria and Pueblo Libre. The Spanish colonial buildings are in bright colors, two stories high, with these intricate wooden, windowed balconies.” TwoStoriesJesusWalksStreetsBuildingColorIntricateBalconiesBright ColorsLibre Author:Daniel Alarcon
“To some Christians today, this world is not a sinking ship or a world reserved for fire. It is an international capitol building overrun with undesirables whom these believers plan to kick out. They will then take their place, renovating and governing it all themselves. Such thinking is symptomatic of a dying love for Jesus and a clinging to this world!” ThinkingWorldTodayChristianJesusFirePlansDyingThis WorldBuildingInternationalBelieverShipsKicksGoverningReservedClingingSinkingCapitolDying Love Author:David Wilkerson
“We will probably have to pay a price for devoting our lives to building the kingdom of God. Jesus did.” JesusPayOur LivesBuildingKingdomsKingdom Of God Author:Bill Hybels
“Joseph Smith was a prophet of God and the restorer of all things important to building the kingdom of God and preparing for the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” ImportantJesusChristLordBuildingJesus ChristAll ThingsKingdomsProphetPreparingKingdom Of GodOur LordLord Jesus ChristJoseph SmithOur Lord Jesus Christ Author:L. Tom Perry
“Jesus is not directing the angelic choir, taking long naps, or doing crossword puzzles. He is completely focused on building his church, the hope of the world.” WorldLongJesusChurchBuildingFocusedPuzzlesNapsChoirAngelicCrosswords Author:Bill Hybels