“Consider this thought: Adam’s entire existence was based upon what he ate. His diet determined his destiny. It also determined the entire course of… — Frank Viola Copy Share
“God’s idea of ministry training is a broken vessel. His idea of spiritual preparation is suffering, which includes rejection.” — Frank Viola Copy Share
“history is God’s love story. There is no event in space or time unrelated to the Jesus story, and there is no metaphor in… — Frank Viola Copy Share
“What history teaches us is that men have never learned anything from it.” —G. W. F. Hegel, nineteenth-century German philosopher” — Frank Viola Copy Share
“In fact, I’ve met countless believers who have said, “The church is an organism, not an organization.” Yet as they formed those very words,… — Frank Viola Copy Share
“In the minds of the early Christians, the people—not the architecture—constituted a sacred space.” — Frank Viola Copy Share
“The pulpit elevates the clergy to a position of prominence. True to its meaning, it puts the preacher at center “stage”—separating and placing him… — Frank Viola Copy Share
“Caution: If you’re a person who will one day mentor others, I have a sobering warning. If your ego hasn’t been annihilated by the… — Frank Viola Copy Share
“In short, the goal of the gospel is not to get you out of hell and into heaven, but to get God out of… — Frank Viola Copy Share
“believers are discovering the experience of the body of Christ and what it means to gather under the headship of Jesus.” — Frank Viola Copy Share
“The Calf Path One day, through the primeval wood, A calf walked home, as good calves should; But made a trail all bent askew,… — Frank Viola Copy Share
“The social location of the church meeting expresses and influences the character of the church.221” — Frank Viola Copy Share
