“And if we exalt freedom as Christians, we must remember that freedom is grounded in love.” — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
We must be governed by the force of law, not by the law of force. — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
Of God's love we can say two things: it is poured out universally for everyone from the Pope to the loneliest wino… — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
“...love does have a reward. Just as the proper benefits of education are the opportunities of continuing education, so the rewards of… — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
To show compassion for an individual without showing concern for the structures of society that make him an object of compassion is… — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
Patriotism at the expense of another nation is as wicked as racism at the expense of another race. . . Let us… — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
“But if we hate evil more than we love the good, we become damn good haters.... However deep, our anger, like that… — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
“God is love, as Scripture says, and that means the revelation is in the relationship. 'God is love' means God is known… — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
Without love, violence will change the world; it will change it into a more violent one. — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
Love measures our stature: the more we love, the bigger we are. There is no smaller package in all the world than… — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
We are not loved because we are valued; we are valued because we are loved. — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
Fear destroys intimacy. It distances us from each other; or makes us cling to each other, which is the death of freedom....… — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
The world is too dangerous for anything but truth and too small for anything but love. We can never really love anybody… — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
Unity is not something we are called to create; it's something we are called to recognize. — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
For Christians, the problem is not how to reconcile homosexuality with scriptural passages that condemn it, but how to reconcile the rejection… — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
For finally, we are as we love. It is love that measures our stature. — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
“Love, and you are a success whether or not the world thinks so. The highest purpose of Christianity--which is primarily a way… — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
“No sermon on love can fail to mention love's most difficult problem in our time--how to find effective ways to alleviate the… — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
If your heart is full of fear, you won't seek truth; you'll seek security. If a heart is full of love, it… — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
“As all of us who strive to be good parents know, love is self-restricting when it comes to power.... Likewise God has… — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
“But as regards love, I am sure the Bible is right: the opposite of love is not hate but fear. There is… — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
Love measures our stature: the more we love, the bigger we are. — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
“...for if you lessen your anger at the structures of power, you lower your love for the victims of power.” — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
“Joy is the most important Christian emotion. Duty calls only when gratitude fails to prompt.” — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
Every nation makes decisions based on self-interest and defends them on the basis of morality. — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
It is one thing to say with the prophet Amos, "Let justice roll down like mighty waters," and quite another to work out the… — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
“A friend...risks her friendship for the sake of her friend.” — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
“We are not slaves but children of our Father, free to do good, free to sin. So when in anguish over any human violence… — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
In our time all it takes for evil to flourish is for a few good men to be a little wrong and have a… — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
We have sold our birthright of freedom and justice for a mess of national security. — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
“And if we exalt freedom as Christians, we must remember that freedom is grounded in love.” — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
“It is terribly important to realize that the leap of faith is not so much a leap of thought as of action. For while… — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
We must be governed by the force of law, not by the law of force. — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
Only reverence can restrain violence - reverence for human life and the environment. — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
“But what I am beginning to suspect is that most guilty people reject the possibility of forgiveness not because it is too good to… — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
