Quotes about Engagement
“I will also ask you a question,” Jesus replied. “Tell Me:
— Luke 20:3
He asked them, “What are you discussing so intently as you walk along?” They stood still, with sadness on their faces.
— Luke 24:17
The crowds gave their undivided attention to Philip’s message and to the signs they saw him perform.
— Acts 8:6
Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more than hearing and articulating new ideas.
— Acts 17:21
Then Paul stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I see that in every way you are very religious.
— Acts 17:22
Act wisely toward outsiders, redeeming the time.
— Colossians 4:5
So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead.
— James 2:17
Life is like a sewer - you get out of it what you put into it.
— Tom Lehrer
I am looking for suggestions on what we can do about extremists within our own society. They cannot be ignored.
— Tony Campolo
Jesus never says to the poor: 'come find the church', but he says to those of us in the church: 'go into the world and find the poor, hungry, homeless, imprisoned.
— Tony Campolo
We aren't in an information age, we are in an entertainment age.
— Tony Robbins
When a group of intelligent people come together to talk about issues that matter, it is both natural and productive for disagreement to occur. Resolving those issues is what makes a meeting productive, engaging, even fun.
— Patrick Lencioni