Category: Commonplace
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I love the Bible
“I love the Bible. It is a perfect book about imperfect people in imperfect situations.” — Unknown For the life of me I cannot remember where I heard this quote. I was sure it was in a sermon, but when I asked Chase and David they didn’t remember saying it.
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If you live without God
“If you live without God, you die without God.”
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… where you are the Church
“We don’t want to be a place where you go to church. We want to be a place where you are the church.” — Chase Thompson
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When no proof becomes proof
“it get’s complicated when no proof of the devil is somehow proof of the devil” — Trailer for The Rite I heard this when watching the trailer for the movie “The Rite”. I don’t necessarily have a specific comment, it just made me go, “Hm…”
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…but we give anyway
“We’re not going to solve the problem of the poor by giving, but we give anyway.” — Chase Thompson
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Heaven in a shot glass
“Salt, lime, and tequila – its like a little bit of heaven in a shot glass.” — Amanda Gray
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Oh, but I bet He smiled
“God shook his head on the day he built her. Oh, but I bet He smiled.” — Lee Brice, “She Ain’t Right” I admit, I borrowed this from a friend’s Facebook status. But it made me grin when I read it based on multiple thoughts. Thanks, Logan!
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Having to explain
“Having to explain it means you should not have said it.” I added this in Evernote with the title “Church sign to argue with”. I haven’t gotten around to the formal argument yet. In short, I don’t disagree in whole, but I don’t think people’s understanding, or ability or not to understand, should predicate us…
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The only mistake
“The only mistake is not to risk making one.” — Max Lucado, Cure for the Common Life
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Moved to worship?
“Even our church growth can happen without Him. let’s be honest: If you combine a charismatic speaker, a talented worship band, and some hip, creative events, people will attend your church. yet this does not mean that the Holy Spirit of God is actively working and moving in the lives of the people who are…