"Probably the greatest tragedy of the church throughout its long and checkered history has been its constant tendency to conform to the prevailing culture instead of developing a Christian counter-culture ."

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Source : John Stott (2014). “The Message of the Sermon on the Mount”, p.44, SPCK

John Stott

#Christian Quotes #Long Quotes #Tragedy Quotes

“It's clear your marriage is a happy one Your love is solid to the core May the years ahead be happy ones Each one happier than before”
“Every act of love is a work of peace no matter how small.”
“If obstacles are large, jump higher.”
“For film and games, there is now a fantastic method of actors portraying characters which don't necessarily look like themselves. And yet you've still got the heart and soul of the performance.”
“Even though it might appear otherwise from what I've said, I am not a racist. I should not have said what I did because it is not what I believe in my heart.”
“In Europe, people tend to be very respectful. They try not to make too much noise at inappropriate times. In other countries, people can be very still. Sometimes I'm not sure if a crowd is into it until the end, when they usually want me to do something crazy for the encore.”
“We need to tell Australian stories,we need to encourage and fund and present Australian work but we also need to understand that for a sophisticated, educated, culturally aware, modern nation we can't be parochial.”
“Practicing yoga is like tuning up your car: it allows the bode to function in accordance with what it was designed to do.”

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