Quotes about Community
Margaret is the most beautiful woman I've laid eyes on. The men in this county must be crazy not to see that.
— Colleen Coble
We don't all have to be in the limelight to be reaching our potential,' Jack said, keeping his voice even. 'There's something to be said for raising a family and being part of my community.
— Colleen Coble
At last either Betsie or I would open the Bible. Because only the Hollanders could understand the Dutch text, we would translate aloud in German. And then we would hear the life-giving words passed back along the aisles in French, Polish, Russian, Czech, back into Dutch. They were little previews of heaven, these evenings beneath the lightbulb.
— Corrie Ten Boom
And suddenly I realized that this too was a message, a last wordless communication among neighbors. For I, too, had a hiding place when things were bad. Jesus was this place, the Rock cleft for me. I pressed a finger to the tiny crevice.
— Corrie Ten Boom
And then we would hear the life-giving words passed back along the aisles in French, Polish, Russian, Czech, back into Dutch. They were little previews of heaven, these evenings beneath the lightbulb. I would think of Haarlem, each substantial church set behind its wrought-iron fence and its barrier of doctrine. And I would know again that in darkness God's truth shines most clear.
— Corrie Ten Boom
You have had to travel a long way to get here, to tell us about the Lord Jesus. Please thank your tribe that they have allowed you to come here.
— Corrie Ten Boom
In this household," Father said, "God's people are always welcome.
— Corrie Ten Boom
If I go home today," he said evenly and clearly, "tomorrow I will open my door again to any man in need who knocks.
— Corrie Ten Boom
Weirdly enough, the more we give away, the richer we become.
— Craig Groeschel
If you honestly want to change, surround yourself with people who will help, people who believe you can do it.
— Craig Groeschel
It's easy to impress people with our strengths, but real connections are forged through our shared weaknesses.
— Craig Groeschel
Show me your friends, and I'll show you your future. The people you're hanging out with today are shaping the person you will become tomorrow.
— Craig Groeschel