Quotes about Community
The message of this book has the power to reform the church, one relationship at a time.
— Philip Yancey
According to Gallup polls, more Americans will pray this week than will exercise, drive a car, have sex, or go to work. Nine in ten of us pray regularly, and three out of four claim to pray every day. To
— Philip Yancey
An institution cannot love; only people can love. As the proverb says, apart from love, giving becomes an insult.
— Philip Yancey
Breaking the cycle of ungrace means taking the initiative. Instead of waiting for his neighbor to make the first move
— Philip Yancey
involvement with others was the most effective in quelling her pain.
— Philip Yancey
Church is a place where I can say, unashamedly, I don't need to sin. I need another sinner.
— Philip Yancey
The medical community now freely admits that in a larger sense a person's attitude is one of the chief factors in determining the effect of all suffering.
— Philip Yancey
Over time Christians learned that the faith grows best from the bottom up rather than being imposed from the top down.
— Philip Yancey
As Christ's body on earth we are compelled to move, as he did, toward those who hurt. That has been God's consistent movement in all history.
— Philip Yancey
Where is God when it hurts? I have often asked. The answer is another question, Where is the church when it hurts?
— Philip Yancey
the down-and-out, who flocked to Jesus when he lived on earth, no longer feel welcome among his followers. What has happened?
— Philip Yancey
The man who lives in a small community lives in a much larger world…. The reason is obvious. In a large community we can choose our companions. In a small community our companions are chosen for us.
— Philip Yancey