Quotes about Community
Breaking the cycle of ungrace means taking the initiative. Instead of waiting for his neighbor to make the first move
- Philip Yancey
involvement with others was the most effective in quelling her pain.
- Philip Yancey
Church is a place where I can say, unashamedly, I don't need to sin. I need another sinner.
- Philip Yancey
The medical community now freely admits that in a larger sense a person's attitude is one of the chief factors in determining the effect of all suffering.
- Philip Yancey
Over time Christians learned that the faith grows best from the bottom up rather than being imposed from the top down.
- Philip Yancey
As Christ's body on earth we are compelled to move, as he did, toward those who hurt. That has been God's consistent movement in all history.
- Philip Yancey
Where is God when it hurts? I have often asked. The answer is another question, Where is the church when it hurts?
- Philip Yancey
the down-and-out, who flocked to Jesus when he lived on earth, no longer feel welcome among his followers. What has happened?
- Philip Yancey
The man who lives in a small community lives in a much larger world…. The reason is obvious. In a large community we can choose our companions. In a small community our companions are chosen for us.
- Philip Yancey
Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep," advised the apostle Paul (Romans 12:15), wise words that apply especially in times of crisis.
- Philip Yancey
From such experiments Christians have learned that the gospel grows best from the bottom up rather than being imposed from the top down.
- Philip Yancey
There is almost a sensual longing for communion with others who have a large vision.
- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin