Category: Quotation of the Week

Quotation of the Week

“…Christian spirituality, the contemplative life, is not about us. It is about God. The great weakness of American spirituality is that it is all about us: fulfilling our potential, getting the blessings of God, expanding our influence, finding our gifts, getting a handle on principles by which we can get an edge over the competition.… Continue reading Quotation of the Week

Quotation of the Week

“It seems like in the States, you don’t need anything. Everything is right there in front of you. But honestly it made me forget to pray, for this or that, in thanks to God. You forget to ask God for something because so much is already there. I think that’s why the poor are really… Continue reading Quotation of the Week

Cry Freedom?

South Africa today… -This nation of 43 million has more than 5.3 million known AIDS sufferers. -Statistics indicate that 50% of today’s youth under the age of 15 in South Africa will die within the next 10 years. -The AIDS pandemic in South Africa is producing approximately 150,000 orphaned children per year, for which there… Continue reading Cry Freedom?

It must have been a PC

From the LAPD website pressroom: Non-tactical Negligent Discharge Los Angeles: A police officer, who was cleaning his service weapon, negligently fired one round into an office computer. “Officers are expected to maintain control of their weapon at all times,” said LAPD spokesman Lieutenant Paul Vernon. “We refer to these incidents as negligent discharges rather than… Continue reading It must have been a PC

Quotation of the Week

“I’ve been reflecting lately on what it means to be a Christian. More specifically, I’ve been trying to figure out if my life says that I’m a Christian.” From a recent blog entry by Matt Wiebe who kindly posted a comment at The Margins earlier this week.

Quotation of the Week

“I had come to bring the light of the Gospel into the darkness of the ghetto only to find that the greater darkness was not in the ghetto but within me. A penetrating light exposed in me an anemic faith supported by ample physical securities, a self-centeredness neatly camouflaged behind a sacrificial servant image, a… Continue reading Quotation of the Week

Quotation of the Week

“Following Jesus was, by his culture’s standards, an R-rated action movie, not a purpose-driven Bible study.” From Jesus the Radical Pastor

Quotation of the Week

“Does George W. Bush have enough faith to keep America in God’s good grace? Perhaps. But we should join our faith with his.” From the TBN documentary, “George W. Bush: Faith in the White House”, that Doug stumbled upon last night. Anyone who knows my husband AT ALL can imagine the conversations that followed.