Quotes about Involvement

Christians have become passive spectators in worship rather than active participants. By and large, we come to church to "watch the show" rather than to engage and participate.

I don't believe the war is simply the work of politicians and capitalists. Oh no, the common man is every bit as guilty; otherwise, people and nations would have rebelled long ago!.

Every good citizen adds to the strength of a nation.

Concentration is another name for what we have called activity in reading. The good reader reads actively, with concentration.

Wherever the people are well informed they can be trusted with their own government

We can't claim heaven as our own if we are just going to sit under it.

Whom should you pursue? That question can be answered only after your church has done the hard work of getting to know who the unchurched are in your community. Your approach will vary depending on whether you have a substantial born-again churchless segment in your neighborhood or more people who are purely unchurched—that is, those with no background of church involvement. Your goal in both cases is to connect with the unchurched around you, but the way you approach them will differ.

Activity is the only road to knowledge.

He hoped that none of his descendants would get mixed up in politics, which was a trade for butchers and bandits.

To love a place you must participate in the community and give back something in return for all you receive. I believe I have done that. There are many things I admire about the United States and others I would like to change, but isn't that always true? A country, like a husband, is always open to improvement.

I am not built for academic writings. Action is my domain.

It is not yours to finish the task, but neither are you free to take no part in it.