“why are Christians generally regarded as such a dour bunch? I’ll confess that even I have thought of Christians that way. And when I’m visiting a church and walk in on Sunday morning, if I can’t sense any kind of… — Emily C. Heath 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. And that is very good news. I would rather have a congregation of one hundred people committed to… — Emily C. Heath 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 opposing marriage… — Emily C. Heath Copy Share
“for purposes of discussion, let’s just say it is time for the mainline church to start looking for the “next big thing” that will… — Emily C. Heath Copy Share
“if you have something capable of lighting up your whole house, why would you ever want to hide that light? The only logical thing… — Emily C. Heath Copy Share
“Carved in stone on the front of Old South Church in Boston is this inscription from the book of Revelation: “Behold, I Set Before… — Emily C. Heath Copy Share
“Fifty years ago there were no Little League games on Sunday mornings, and the stores stayed closed. But while we like to complain about… — Emily C. Heath Copy Share
“the United Church of Christ, has gone from more than two million members in 1957 (the year two denominations merged to form the current… — Emily C. Heath Copy Share
“when they’ve taken some time and then told me about their thoughts, at the core of nearly every answer is this: a sense that… — Emily C. Heath Copy Share
“we spend a lot of our time navel gazing. We talk about church decline, and whether or not to sell our buildings, and what… — Emily C. Heath Copy Share
“if we believe that being a Christian is about more than just works, and if we believe that who we are as children of… — Emily C. Heath Copy Share
“the suspicion of science is not based in actual Christian belief. My congregation full of educators and scientists disproves that. But the bumper sticker… — Emily C. Heath Copy Share
“It is charity only in the sense of the original meaning of the word, the one that comes from charis, or grace. And for… — Emily C. Heath Copy Share
“why are Christians generally regarded as such a dour bunch? I’ll confess that even I have thought of Christians that way. And when I’m… — Emily C. Heath Copy Share
“We must reacquaint ourselves with the Scriptures, learning to read them in life-giving ways. Truly, many of us have been deeply hurt by those… — Emily C. Heath Copy Share
“what both Jesus and Paul were saying is this: If you want to have a bountiful harvest, you have to plant. And if you… — Emily C. Heath Copy Share
“churches and denominations must be in the business of actively helping to create disciples. Disciples, people who are actively being transformed by the grace… — Emily C. Heath Copy Share
