“when they’ve taken some time and then told me about their thoughts, at the core of nearly every answer is this: a… — Emily C. Heath Glorifying god Copy Share Image
“churches and denominations must be in the business of actively helping to create disciples. Disciples, people who are actively being transformed by… — Emily C. Heath Business Copy Share Image
“Carved in stone on the front of Old South Church in Boston is this inscription from the book of Revelation: “Behold, I… — Emily C. Heath Book of revelation Copy Share Image
“what both Jesus and Paul were saying is this: If you want to have a bountiful harvest, you have to plant. And… — Emily C. Heath Good news Copy Share Image
“if you have something capable of lighting up your whole house, why would you ever want to hide that light? The only… — Emily C. Heath Light Copy Share Image
“if we believe that being a Christian is about more than just works, and if we believe that who we are as… — Emily C. Heath Children Copy Share Image
“why are Christians generally regarded as such a dour bunch? I’ll confess that even I have thought of Christians that way. And… — Emily C. Heath Christianity Copy Share Image
“people who come through your doors and stay are there not because they have to be, but because they want to be.… — Emily C. Heath Good news Copy Share Image
“Fifty years ago there were no Little League games on Sunday mornings, and the stores stayed closed. But while we like to… — Emily C. Heath Church attendance Copy Share Image
“It is charity only in the sense of the original meaning of the word, the one that comes from charis, or grace.… — Emily C. Heath Broken world Copy Share Image
“the United Church of Christ, has gone from more than two million members in 1957 (the year two denominations merged to form… — Emily C. Heath Church of christ Copy Share Image
“We must reacquaint ourselves with the Scriptures, learning to read them in life-giving ways. Truly, many of us have been deeply hurt… — Emily C. Heath Bible Copy Share Image
“the suspicion of science is not based in actual Christian belief. My congregation full of educators and scientists disproves that. But the… — Emily C. Heath Christian leaders Copy Share Image
“we spend a lot of our time navel gazing. We talk about church decline, and whether or not to sell our buildings,… — Emily C. Heath Religion Copy Share Image
“for purposes of discussion, let’s just say it is time for the mainline church to start looking for the “next big thing”… — Emily C. Heath Social justice Copy Share Image
“for the next week we endured what can only be described as verbal abuse from anti-equality Christians. Truly, not all of those… — Emily C. Heath Christian values Copy Share Image
“there is a man who is mentioned in the Book of Exodus who is named “Nahshon.” And when Moses calls on God… — Emily C. Heath Books Copy Share Image
