Quotes about Engagement

I could not, at any age, be content to take my place by the fireside and simply look on. Life was meant to be lived. Curiousity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.

I like intelligent women. When you go out, it shouldn't be a staring contest.

Thus every matter, if it is to be done well, calls for the attention of the whole person.

A good preacher should have these properties and virtues: 1. Teach systematically 2. Have a ready wit 3. Be eloquent 4. Have a good voice 5. Have a good memory 6. Know when to make an end 7. Be sure of his doctrine 8. Venture and engage body and blood, wealth and honour, in the Word 9. Suffer himself to be mocked and jeered of every one

I agree with Dante, that the hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in a period of moral crisis, maintain their neutrality

The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict.

Conversation has a kind of charm about it, an insuating and insidious something that elicits secrets from us just like love or liquor.

war alone is not the answer. We must also fight for the hearts and minds of those who would do us harm.

No amount of money or ideas can replace the value of being physically present, giving time and attention to people or projects.

Many faith communities have become little more than gatherings of isolated individuals, while the number of online communities continues to grow.

We want people who have hearts that break for our world and the people in it and do something about it.

Many Christian leaders spend their entire lives within the confines of the church campus and wonder why they see little breakthrough in the area of evangelism.