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> [Just when I get my church all sorted out, sheep from the goats, saved from the damned, hopeless from the hopeful, somebody makes a move, get out of focus, cuts loose, and I see why Jesus never wrote systematic theology.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-henry-willimon/just-when-i-get-my-church-all-sorted-out-sheep-from-the-goats-saved/)

[William Henry Willimon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-henry-willimon/)

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## More by William Henry Willimon

> [Preaching that is boring is preaching that talks first about us and then only tangentially about God. Preaching that is faithful is preaching that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-henry-willimon/preaching-that-is-boring-is-preaching-that-talks-first-about-us-and/)

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> [To speak the gospel skillfully without attempting to perform the gospel is a false proclamation of the gospel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-henry-willimon/to-speak-the-gospel-skillfully-without-attempting-to-perform-the/)

[William Henry Willimon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-henry-willimon/)

> [Just when I get my church all sorted out, sheep from the goats, saved from the damned, hopeless from the hopeful, somebody makes a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-henry-willimon/just-when-i-get-my-church-all-sorted-out-sheep-from-the-goats-saved/)

[William Henry Willimon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-henry-willimon/)

> [We did not choose to believe that personal choice is the highest human virtue. Rather, we were taught, formed, forced to believe nothing is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-henry-willimon/we-did-not-choose-to-believe-that-personal-choice-is-the-highest/)

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> [We are better givers than getters, not because we are generous people, but because we are proud, arrogant people. The Christmas story-the one according…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-henry-willimon/we-are-better-givers-than-getters-not-because-we-are-generous-people/)

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