"This new political movement [the early Christian movement] would offer the world something at which kings and rulers would shake their heads. . . " L. Camp (For the complete quote, clink the link below.)
Tag: Christian discipleship
Quote of Note #273: Human Dignity & Justice
"Evil exists, and when left unchecked, it robs human beings of their dignity. I know firsthand how it feels to be dehumanized, helpless, and hopeless. I know what it feels like to be the target of evil." J. Perkins (For complete quote, click the link below.)
Quote of Note #272: The Counterintuitive Kingdom
"The kingdom [of God] moves forward through God's strength, not human strength." Quote from "Inalienable" (For the complete quote, click on the link below.)
Quote of Note #271: Christ the Refugee
"For a tradition whose founder started out life as a child refugee in a foreign land, . . . Christianity should treat refugees like royalty. We often treat them like refuse." L. Sweet (For complete quote, click the link below.)
Quote of Note #270: Benefiting from an Unjust Past
" Economic success can be assumed when you have been given free land and free labor." Soong-Chan Rah (To see the complete quote, click the link below.)
Quote of Note #269: Conscienceless, Rapacious Capitalism
" In all fairness, we must admit that capitalism has often left a gulf between superfluous wealth and abject poverty, has created conditions permitting necessities to be taken from the many to give luxuries to the few, and has encouraged small-hearted men to become cold and conscienceless so that, like Dives before Lazarus, they are unmoved by suffering, poverty-stricken humanity." M. L. King, Jr. (To see the full quote, click the link below.)
Quote of Note #268: The Cross & Cruciform Discipleship
"Despite its seductiveness, Jesus always identified the impulse to achieve glory apart from the cross as satanic in origin." B. Zahnd (For the complete quote, click the link below.)
Quote of Note #267: “Do You Love Me More Than These”
"We must still ask ourselves whether there are not many things in our life that are more cherished and more important to us than Jesus Christ." H. Thielicke (For the complete quote, click the link below.)
Quote of Note #266: The Way of the Cross
"In Christian discipleship, the cross is not only something Jesus did for us, but also the pattern we are to follow. As Christians, we don't just stand on the sidelines and watch Jesus carry his cross. No, we fall in behind and carry our own cross." B. Zahnd (For the complete quote, click the link below.)
Prayer Note #247: Aspiring to Christlikeness
"I aspire to make your life the model for my own, but the reality of my life falls short of my aspirations. By your Spirit, grant me your help that my life might more and more reflect your life into this broken and troubled world." (For the complete prayer, click the link below.)
