Jesuits chose as their motto Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam, a Latin phrase that means “for the greater glory of God.” This would be the standard for all their missions.
“There is great urgency—there are sheep without a shepherd, unprotected from death—let’s pray. There is great opportunity—there is a harvest waiting to be brought in, if only there are harvesters to do it—let’s pray.”
― Honest Evangelism: How to talk about Jesus even when it's tough
― Honest Evangelism: How to talk about Jesus even when it's tough
“Hostility and hunger: that’s what you’ll find as you tell others about Jesus. And,”
― Honest Evangelism: How to talk about Jesus even when it's tough
― Honest Evangelism: How to talk about Jesus even when it's tough
“sense of our own folly is a great step towards being wise, when it leads us to rely on the wisdom of the Lord.”
― Christian Classics: Six books by Charles Spurgeon in a single collection, with active table of contents
― Christian Classics: Six books by Charles Spurgeon in a single collection, with active table of contents
“Don’t trust anyone over thirty,” the 1960s radicals cried. “Don’t trust anyone under three hundred,” came Thomas Oden’s wise reply.”
― Fool's Talk: Recovering the Art of Christian Persuasion
― Fool's Talk: Recovering the Art of Christian Persuasion
“Yale philosopher Harry Frankfurt writes, “One of the salient features of our culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share. But we tend to take the situation for granted.”
― Fool's Talk: Recovering the Art of Christian Persuasion
― Fool's Talk: Recovering the Art of Christian Persuasion
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