I believe a child who is holding a piece of music will not be holding a gun, a knife, or a torch. More original: Every child wants to be part of a gang....choir is a GOOD gang. And of course, we are building young people through music, not the other way around.
"She can't get inside the building because of her wheelchair." No. She can't get inside because the building is not accessible. The building has a barrier that does not let her in. The wheelchair is not the problem; the building's lack of access is the problem. Words...
Here is a foundation that you can build your life on that will never fail. The God who always endures and is always the same can establish your life securely and that of generations to come. In a changing world, it is a wonderful thing to know an unchanging God. from...
A healthy patriotism must always be tied to the project of building a more just and inclusive America. from Frederick Douglass, The Prophet Isaiah, and Healthy Patriotism
We're learning that we cannot solve the challenges of today without building strong relationships.
It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.-------------------------Gender-inclusive version: It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken adults.
What you do in the present--by painting, preaching, singing, sewing, praying, teaching, building hospitals, digging wells, campaigning for justice, writing poems, caring for the needy, loving your neighbor as yourself--will last into God's future. from Surprised by...
You gotta resurrect the deep pain within you and give it a place to live that's not within your body. Let it live in art. Let it live in writing. Let it live in music. Let it be devoured by building brighter connections. Your body is not a coffin for pain to be buried...
Christianity is not about building an absolutely secure little niche in the world where you can live with your perfect little wife and your perfect little children in your beautiful little house where you have no gays or minority groups anywhere near you. Christianity...
Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.