Daniel

“Belief to Jesus was more than simply acceptance of a creed; it was an acceptance of a lifestyle, and a willingness to follow His path even in spite of family preference, obstacles, suffering, or even death.”
― Anonymous

“I have found this to be true in my own ministry. As a church we often put ourselves in the client position, offering to help those who are poor. We serve meals to the poor, but seldom eat with the poor, or acknowledge that we are the poor, or embrace the poor as us and vice versa. One reason I love the Sunday Suppers program that an ecumenical group of churches organizes here in Fayetteville is because, at least in theory, it is supposed to be a community meal, with everyone eating together. However, all of us find that in practice it is harder to break out of the scripts we inhabit. It is easier as church people to go serve the meal than it is to go and just eat the meal. And vice versa, those who go to eat the meal are not as likely to help serve the meal, because they are playing their part in the script.”
― Anonymous

“But the assumption that more elaborate worship ceremony and ritual, grounded in ancient tradition would correct that failing, is itself a mistaken direction and a false remedy.”
― Anonymous

“Luther's teaching was recognised by thousands to be no startling novelty, but something which they had always at heart believed,”
― Thomas M. Lindsay, A History of the Reformation, Volume 1 of 2