"I've never known anyone who has fallen into sin and been successfully restored by the formal church structure. Nor have I ever seen a formal church structure wisely deal with sin, enabling ministry to continue without interruption."

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Source : Ted Haggard (1998). “The Life-Giving Church”, Regal Books

Ted Haggard

#Church Quotes #Ministry Quotes #Enabling Quotes

“Only as a grand gesture of defeat will men creep into the arms of the state and seek refuge in its power rather than their own courage.”

Source : Henry Merritt Wriston (1943). “Challenge to freedom”
“Maybe you're going insane." "Maybe," agreed Kernel. "I was joking." "I wasn't.”
“Eliminate irrelevant and inaccurate comunications about what it means to be male or female, black or white, young or old, rich or poor, disabled or temporarily able-bodied, or to hold a particular belief system.”
“We're not all on the same page here. So most of us in the technology community are opposed to what we call backdoors that would allow law enforcement to tap in.”
“Contrast that with the call of the Liberal Democrats in April, when they were prepared to call upon the British people to participate in a 24-hour strike. It shows how far to the right the Labour Party's gone.”
“If the Resurrection is resurrection from the dead, all hope and freedom are in spite of death.”

Source : Paul Ricoeur (2005). “The EPZ Conflict of Interpretations”, p.404, A&C Black
“When we fall in love, we hope - both egotistically and altruistically - that we shall be finally, truly seen: judged and approved. Of course, love does not always bring approval: being seen may just as well lead to a thumbs-down and a season in hell.”
“When you are deeply contemplative, you listen more carefully and understand things which cannot be articulated.”

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