“Jesus’ proclamations threatens the status quo, something that would perhaps appeal to the poor and oppressed, but would inspire something less than enthusiasm among the well-to-do and powerful for whom the status quo was a nice arrangement.” – Brian McLaren, author & leader
“The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.” – William James, psychologist and philosopher
“I have come to believe that the major threat to the viability of our faith is that of consumerism. This is a far more heinous and insidious challenge to the gospel, because in so many ways it infects each and every one of us.” – Alan Hirsch, author
“Christianity often has offered little to the world, other than the hope that things will get better in heaven.” – Shane Claiborne, activist, author, and ordinary radical
“People who are obsessed with Jesus live lives that are connected with the poor in some way or other.” – Francis Chan, author and pastor
“Many organizations are infected with ‘terminal niceness.’” – Patrick Lencioni, best-selling author and business guru
[speaking of how we keep people around who have had too many chances already]
“Never make a principle out of your experience. Let God be as original with others as He is with you.” – Oswald Chambers, late author
“What do you do when your religion isn’t big enough for God?” – Rob Bell, pastor and author
"The Bible gives us all we must know, but not all that there is to know." – James White, pastor and author
“To avoid criticism say nothing, do nothing, and be nothing.” – Aristotle
