Famous Quotes & Sayings

This is a sign of progress. Last Sunday, I couldn't find any church services. This Sunday, people have gathered together to worship.

Thomas Howard

I owe my nurture to evangelicalism. The evangelical wins hands down in the history of the church when it comes to nurturing a biblically literate laity. When we think of evangelism, evangelicals are the most resourceful, the most intrepid, and the most creative. But evangelicals themselves would say that they have never come to grips with what the whole mystery of the church is.

Edward Abbey

In social institutions, the whole is always less than the sum of its parts. There will never be a state as good as its people, or a church worthy of its congregation, or a university equal to its faculty and students.

the separation of church and state was a myth.

This is just what we needed. Their music is reflective of what the church is supposed to be like - it's for everyone.

This is indeed an historic moment in the life ? not only in the church of New Orleans but in the whole city, ... The structure which harbors the soul of our city has come back to life. ... Thanks be to God.

Once my dad starts something, he never gives up. The church has been important to my mother and father. Even though my sister and I have been out of school here for years, he still gave to educational programs so that others could learn.

The church influence washes over, runs through, pervades everything we do.

The church has a right and a responsibility ... to impose mandatory standards on its ministers.

Mike Huckabee

The churches have filled in the gaps, especially when you consider that these folks have been dehumanized by this experience, ... It's not just a cot, food and a shower they need, it's a human touch, a hug, warmth, some level of respect.

Scott Henderson

The churches and people of rural North Louisiana have stepped in and done a better job than the government could have ever done,

The church as a whole has come to the revelation that the old ways of trying to get the gospel out don't work for the young generation. If you want people to hear the good news, you have to make it really good news.

Roger Mahony

The church also does not condone a broken immigration system in the U.S., one that too easily can lead to the exploitation, abuse and even death of immigrants.

I'm going to go to a church and pray. I'm going to be with my family. Thank God for this.

I'm encouraged by all the church groups you see and the young people who spent their holiday helping muck out or gut and rebuild houses. The paper said two New Jersey colleges were coming in for spring break.

Victoria Jackson

I just wrote my first idea for a sitcom and registered it with the Writers Guild. And I wrote church stuff in there.

I love what the church does during Holy Week.

Douglas Booth

I love history, and Churchill is one of my favorite people to study. He's a fascinating, fascinating man.

In his spirituality and in his tireless ministry, the presence of Mary as mother and queen of the church was made manifest to the eyes of all.

I had the idea because all these wonderful retired people at church look for ways help people. All of a sudden people started crawling out of the woodwork. They were praying for an opportunity to to work with kids.

Chris Stapleton

I grew up in eastern Kentucky, and we would sing in the churches, and there's lots of good mountain church singers out there. Like a lot of folks who turn out to be secular music artists, that's a lot of the training you put in, whether you know it or not.

Richard Smalley

I know that, except for carbon, there would be no life in the universe. Except for this one atom, there would be no life. Well, why? When you think about it, it does get spooky. Encountering these molecules are spiritual experiences similar to what I remember in church as a child, only these are more serious.

I knew we needed to do something. We're a large church with big, open arms,

I knew Churchill would have momentum. But we needed this game to get ready for the playoffs. We're ready.

Joe King

I'm proud of how our church has stepped up to the plate.

In our homes there's tons of technology available, and then you go to church and it feels archaic. In today's world, if you don't have technology in the church you don't even have what people have in their homes.

I remember losing that ring. I got the ring my junior year and I lost it right after I got it. I was on a retreat in 1962 with the First Methodist Church youth group.

I know a lot of churches are taking up an extra collection, but I wanted this to be from substance, not from the extra,

I help companies educate their employees; I help churches and companies educate their people, We went out and purchased equipment for them and helped them set up their own program.

This wrecks the history of the church and community and spoils the reputation of the whole town.

What was happening, you had pastors who had been gearing up for all of their life to go plant a church somewhere . . . and now, all of the sudden, they're realizing there's no land out there.

What usually drives it out of the church and into the courts is when the responsible entity ignores the responsibility. You can't just ignore what's going on and hope it doesn't happen.

A lot of churches out there don't think through the use of the Internet as a strategic tool. They simply think, 'We need an Internet site -- put something up.' So that, I think, really lends itself to an incomplete use of what the Internet does have to offer.