The World Motivation
Until we take seriously God's definition of the church and stop just 'having church,' we will not see transformation in our society.
“Until we take seriously God's definition of the church and stop just 'having church,' we will not see transformation in our society.”
— Tony Evans · Definition
Until we take seriously God's definition of the church and stop just 'having church,' we will not see transformation in our society.
Racism is not first and foremost a skin problem. It is a sin problem. See, when you believe that racism is a skin problem, you can take three hundred years of slavery, court decisions, marches, and the federal government involvement and still not get it fixed right.
We can never get around to being one nation under God if we can't even get around to being one Church under God.
I was the oldest of four children, and the atmosphere was volatile for all of us. My father and mother were in constant conflict, making divorce seem like the only possible outcome.
People like Dick Gregory, Paul Robeson, Harry Belafonte and Nina Simone show me what the definition of an artist is - it isn't just to make art but to speak truth to what's happening, speak beauty into the world, speak love into the world and also... get involved.
I've never been an oligarch. The definition of an oligarch is someone who has co-operated with the government, and I never did.
Somebody's going to have to come up with a definition of what the alt-right is.
If you can get the proper definition of trouble, then we can find out who the real troublemakers are.
God operates the world by covenants. Those covenants have specific jurisdictions and responsibilities, not to be infringed upon by another covenant.
The definition of 'morbid' is an unhealthy preoccupation with death. Unfortunately, there's no word to mean the perfectly healthy preoccupation with death, which is what I have.