Christianity has been a boon to mankind . . . (and) has had a beneficent effect upon the human race. . . . Most people today who live in an ostensibly Christian environment with Christian ethics do not realize how much we owe Jesus of Nazareth. . . . What goodness and mercy there is in this world has come in large measure from him. D. James Kennedy, Christian

Disciples are people who operate under the rule of God, and if we're not operating under the rule of God, we can't expect the broader society to take God seriously.

Some say society must change in order to change people. No, people must be changed in order to change society.

Each time we act to improve the life of another person, we send forth a ripple of hope in what appears to be a hopeless society.

All too often the church holds up a mirror reflecting back the society around it, rather than a window revealing a different way.

Our best efforts at changing society will fall short unless the church can teach the world how to love.

Do all you can to preach the gospel and if necessary use words!

If you want to give light to others you have to glow yourself.

Most people are willing to take the Sermon on the Mount as a flag to sail under, but few will use it as a rudder by which to steer.

The honors and rewards fall to those who show their good qualities in action.

While some men see ordinary happenings, others see divine light and guidance.

Without nourishing our own souls, we can't nourish the world, for we cannot give what we do not have. As we attend to our souls, we emanate invisibly and involuntarily the light we have received.