“Contemporary American churches in particular do not require following Christ in his example, spirit, and teachings as a condition of membership-either of entering into or continuing in fellowship of a denomination or a local church.... Most problems in contemporary churches can be explained by the fact that members have not yet decided to follow Christ.” FactsProblemSpiritChristChurchTeachingConditionsExampleParticularMembersDecidedFollowingLocalsContemporaryContinuingEnteringFellowshipMembershipDenominationsLocal ChurchFollowing Christ Author:Dallas Willard
“So long as public schools are treated as places that exist to provide guaranteed jobs to members of the teachers' unions, do not be surprised to see American students continuing to score lower on international tests than students in countries that spend a lot less per pupil than we do.” LongCountrySchoolJobsTeacherStudentsMembersTestsUnionsInternationalTreatedScoreContinuingPublic SchoolPupilsTeachers Unions Author:Thomas Sowell
“The Eucharistic sacrifice of the body and blood of Christ embraces in turn the mystery of our Lord's continuing passion in the members of his mystical body, the church in every age.” BodyAgeTurnsPassionChristChurchLordSacrificeMysteryBloodMembersEmbraceContinuingMysticalOur LordEucharistic Author:Pope Benedict XVI