Quotes about Community

When they have really learned to love their neighbours as themselves, they will be allowed to love themselves as their neighbours.

There is good government when those who are near are made happy, and when those who are afar are attracted.

Christians in community must again show the world, not merely family values, but the bond of the love of Christ.

There is no greater sign of a general decay of virtue in a nation, than a want of zeal in its inhabitants for the good of their country.

everyone began to call them "sharters

Finally, I want to thank all of the writers, filmmakers, actors, artists, musicians, programmers, game designers, and geeks whose work I've paid tribute to in this story. These people have all entertained and enlightened me, and I hope that—like Halliday's hunt—this book will inspire others to seek out their creations.

deviant soccer moms in Minnesota.

Do not ask for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee.

The more isolated and disconnected we are, the more shattered and distorted our self-identity. We are not healthy when we are alone. We find ourselves when we connect to others. Without community we don't know who we are... When we live outside of healthy community, we not only lose others. We lose ourselves...Who we understand ourselves to be is dramatically affected for better or worse by those we hold closest to us.

Love, no matter how you come at it, is a huge risk. It makes it easier for me to remember that God will never reject me because I am not good enough and that any community that has His heart will embrace me as I am. Jesus invites us into a community where imperfect people can find acceptance, love, forgiveness, and a new beginning.

I myself am made up of so many people.

Every congregation is a congregation of sinners. As if that weren't bad enough, they all have sinners for pastors.