“for the next week we endured what can only be described as verbal abuse from anti-equality Christians. Truly, not all of those… — Emily C. Heath Christian values Copy Share Image
“for purposes of discussion, let’s just say it is time for the mainline church to start looking for the “next big thing”… — Emily C. Heath Social justice Copy Share Image
“if you have something capable of lighting up your whole house, why would you ever want to hide that light? The only… — Emily C. Heath Light Copy Share Image
“Carved in stone on the front of Old South Church in Boston is this inscription from the book of Revelation: “Behold, I… — Emily C. Heath Book of revelation Copy Share Image
“Fifty years ago there were no Little League games on Sunday mornings, and the stores stayed closed. But while we like to… — Emily C. Heath Little league Copy Share Image
“the United Church of Christ, has gone from more than two million members in 1957 (the year two denominations merged to form… — Emily C. Heath Church of christ Copy Share Image
“when they’ve taken some time and then told me about their thoughts, at the core of nearly every answer is this: a… — Emily C. Heath Purpose Copy Share Image
“we spend a lot of our time navel gazing. We talk about church decline, and whether or not to sell our buildings,… — Emily C. Heath Time Copy Share Image
“if we believe that being a Christian is about more than just works, and if we believe that who we are as… — Emily C. Heath Children Copy Share Image
“the suspicion of science is not based in actual Christian belief. My congregation full of educators and scientists disproves that. But the… — Emily C. Heath Christian leaders Copy Share Image
“It is charity only in the sense of the original meaning of the word, the one that comes from charis, or grace.… — Emily C. Heath Broken world Copy Share Image
“why are Christians generally regarded as such a dour bunch? I’ll confess that even I have thought of Christians that way. And… — Emily C. Heath Christianity Copy Share Image
“We must reacquaint ourselves with the Scriptures, learning to read them in life-giving ways. Truly, many of us have been deeply hurt… — Emily C. Heath Bible Copy Share Image
“what both Jesus and Paul were saying is this: If you want to have a bountiful harvest, you have to plant. And… — Emily C. Heath Good news Copy Share Image
“churches and denominations must be in the business of actively helping to create disciples. Disciples, people who are actively being transformed by… — Emily C. Heath Business 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.… — Emily C. Heath Good news Copy Share Image
“there is a man who is mentioned in the Book of Exodus who is named “Nahshon.” And when Moses calls on God… — Emily C. Heath Books Copy Share Image
