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"Preach the Gospel always. Use words if necessary." - St. Francis of Assisi It's 1998 and Richard Stearns' heart is breaking as he sits in a mud hut and listens to the story of an orphaned child in Rakai, Uganda. His journey to this place took more than a long flight from the United States... read more
Memorable Quotes
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“Brothers and sisters, this is our American Bible; it is full of holes”
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“Don't fail to do something just because you can't do everything”
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“Do we have the kind of faith, the moral courage, the depth of love, and the strength of will to rise up off of our padded pews to demonstrate the good news to the world”
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“Every one of these hurting people is created in God's image and loved by Him”
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“Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car”
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“If there is a hole in our gospel, in our understanding of the nature of God's call upon us, His followers, it is not because Scripture is unclear about these issues”
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“If you think you are too small to make a difference, try spending the night in a closed room with a mosquito”
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“In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead”
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“poverty in America is just as real as poverty in Africa, and it is just as damaging to the human spirit”
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“The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet”
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Authors & Contributors
- Richard Stearns (Author)
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