It would not do for the consumer to know that the hamburger she is eating came from a steer who spent much of his life standing deep in his own excrement in a feedlot, helping to pollute the local streams.… — Leonard Sweet Copy Share Image
The church must provide postmoderns with an alternity of rituals by which they can turn and tune to one another and feel connected to the cosmos. — Leonard Sweet Copy Share Image
“We don’t need to travel to find Christ. Christ has already traveled to find us. God is not the one whose back is turned.… — Leonard Sweet Copy Share Image
“The end product of biblical Christianity is a person—not a book, not a building, not a set of principles or a system of ethics—but… — Leonard Sweet Copy Share Image
The strength of the church is not the strength of its institutions but the authenticity of its witness. — Leonard Sweet Copy Share Image
I only want to write one thing over the doorpost to my heart and life: “Jesus Christ lives here. — Leonard Sweet Copy Share Image
“More recently, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird faced each other on the basketball court as arch-competitors—first in high school, continuing through college, and culminating… — Leonard Sweet Copy Share Image
Energy-fire experiences take us into ourselves only that we might reach outside of ourselves. Metanoia is a de-centering experience of connected-ness and community. It… — Leonard Sweet Copy Share Image
“IF A PROBLEM PERSISTS for generations, it is no longer a crisis. It’s a condition. The identity crisis facing our faith, our families, and… — Leonard Sweet Copy Share Image
Jesus invested everything he had in a team. The Bible knows nothing about solo ministry, only team ministry. — Leonard Sweet Copy Share Image
It would not do for the consumer to know that the hamburger she is eating came from a steer who spent much of his… — Leonard Sweet Copy Share Image
“Got some conflicted relationships—people who have attacked you and hurt you, whose very presence causes gruff intestinal rumble? The table reduces fighting. It has… — Leonard Sweet Copy Share Image
When I was learned, knowledge was everything. Now that I'm a learner, kindness is everything. — Leonard Sweet Copy Share Image
