#church

Our greatest fear as individuals & as a church should not be of failure, but of suceeding at things in life that dont really matter. ↗

— Francis Chan

#church #life

The principle that certain sins should not receive the Church's testimony of forgiveness was probably no novelty at all, but had been applied in various churches; perhaps, however, with no strict consistency. ↗

— Robert Rainy

#been #certain #church #churches #consistency

We could say that people who eat grits, listen to country music, follow stock-car racing, support corporal punishment in the schools, hunt 'possum, go to Baptist churches and prefer bourbon to Scotch are likely to be Southerners. ↗

— John Shelton Reed

#bourbon #churches #corporal #could #country

There are enormously gifted Episcopal priests around this church who are gay and lesbian, some of whom are partnered, who would make wonderful bishops and they're going to be nominated and they're going to be elected. ↗

— Gene Robinson

#bishops #church #elected #enormously #episcopal

I had said to some pastor that I was having thoughts, and the church turned on me. They went to my mom and said, So sorry about your son. ↗

— Jai Rodriguez

#church #had #having #i #me

From education by the Church to education by Germanic value is a step of several generations. ↗

— Alfred Rosenberg

#education #generations #germanic #several #step

Write down in a secure place the important things you learn from the Spirit. You will find that as you write down precious impressions, often more will come. Also, the knowledge you gain will be available throughout your life. Always, day or night, wherever you are, whatever you are doing, seek to recognize and respond to the direction of the Spirit. ↗

— Richard G. Scott

#life

The artists who stand out to me have a passion for what they do. There are a lot of people who can sing. It's just like when you go to church and people are singing because it sounds good, not because it feels good. There's a difference. ↗

— Jill Scott

#because #church #difference #feels #go

Conversion is a very, very important part of what you are doing. We will have a responsibility to report to Heavenly Father regarding those we bring into the Church. ↗

— Richard G. Scott

#church #conversion #doing #father #heavenly

Before I had crossed the threshold of my church I was made to realize that I was shepherd of a divided flock. ↗

— Anna Howard Shaw

#church #crossed #divided #flock #had