Ten years ago, 15 years ago, I think the church would have been asleep at the switch. This level of activism and engagement with the needs of society by local churches I never thought I'd see it in my lifetime.

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Those churches have closed down or have been merged with a church that has a...

Those churches have closed down or have been merged with a church that has a...

Thirty years ago, we were in a movie theater and thought it was so cool...

Thirty years ago, we were in a movie theater and thought it was so cool...

Visionary people face the same problems everyone else faces; but rather than get paralyzed by...

Visionary people face the same problems everyone else faces; but rather than get paralyzed by...

More than anything, people want the reality of the discussion at hand. If what is...

More than anything, people want the reality of the discussion at hand. If what is...

It takes a great deal of courage to follow another person's lead.

It takes a great deal of courage to follow another person's lead.

Dignity does not float down from heaven it cannot be purchased nor manufactured. It is...

Dignity does not float down from heaven it cannot be purchased nor manufactured. It is...

I look at tens of thousands of church leaders who still do need a bit...

I look at tens of thousands of church leaders who still do need a bit...

He's dangerous because when God talks to him Bob will do whatever God asks him...

He's dangerous because when God talks to him Bob will do whatever God asks him...

The local church is the hope of the world, and its future rests primarily in...

The local church is the hope of the world, and its future rests primarily in...

The real deal is always going to win in the end.

The real deal is always going to win in the end.

God wants to father all of us until we're dead sure of his approval, his...

God wants to father all of us until we're dead sure of his approval, his...

I hate thinking about it, teaching about it, and writing about it. But the plain...

I hate thinking about it, teaching about it, and writing about it. But the plain...

Dignity does not float down from heaven it cannot be purchased nor manufactured. It is...

Dignity does not float down from heaven it cannot be purchased nor manufactured. It is...

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

Labor wants also pride and joy in doing good work, a sense of making or...

Labor wants also pride and joy in doing good work, a sense of making or...

True dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are withdrawn

True dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are withdrawn

The most attractive quality of all is dignity.

The most attractive quality of all is dignity.

When decorum is repression, the only dignity free men have is to speak out.

When decorum is repression, the only dignity free men have is to speak out.

Childhood is a short season.

Childhood is a short season.

Dignity is like a perfume; those who use it are scarcely conscious of it

Dignity is like a perfume; those who use it are scarcely conscious of it