Brokenness Quote by Henri Nouwen

“We must understand that the local church isn’t a country club or a casual self-help group. It is God’s holy temple, a congregation of…

— Alexander Strauch

The contemporary church is so often a weak, ineffectual voice with an uncertain sound. It is so often the arch supporter of the status…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Church is not an organization you join; it is a family where you belong, a home where you are loved and a hospital where…

— Nicky Gumbel

“A library in the middle of a community is a cross between an emergency exit, a life raft and a festival. They are cathedrals…

— Alan Bennett

All over France, in every city there stand cathedrals like this one, triumphant monuments of the past. They tower over the homes of our…

— Sonya Levien

The sun, centre and sire of light, The keystone of the world-built arch of heaven.

— Philip James Bailey

“Community life, not a dreamy ideal, said Bonhoeffer, but an often difficult initiation into the “divine reality” that is the church. That is, the…

— Rod Dreher

The Church is not an automobile showroom - a place to put ourselves on display so that others can admire our spirituality, capacity, or…

— Dieter F. Uchtdorf

It should be recognized that this Church is not a social club. This is the kingdom of God on the earth. It is the…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

The church is a place where broken people can fall in love with a beautiful God.

— Shane Claiborne

Church should be a place where love is evident, God delivers, lives are changed, hearts are healed, and families restored.

— David Walker

Cathedrals are built with pennies of the faithful. A great opera house also is a spiritual center, a temple of sorts, where many gather…

— Eleanor Robson Belmont