[from his time as an inmate at Auschwitz:] The experiences of camp life show that humanity does have a choice of action. There were enough examples, often of a heroic nature, which proved that apathy could be overcome, irritability suppressed. Humanity can preserve a...
If God doesn't give up on us, we had better not despair of ourselves. We can always do better--especially if we remember the opposite of despair is not optimism but hope. Hope criticizes what is, hopelessness rationalizes it. Hope resists, hopelessness adapts. But...
In a mission-driven community, harmony emerges when diverse people synchronize voice, vision, and energy around a common goal. Trivial differences diminish and the common mission replaces personal agenda.
We must talk about poverty, because people insulated by their own comfort lose sight of it.
The greatest thing we can do is let people know they are loved.
People sometimes wonder why God would allow so much suffering in our world. Maybe instead we should be wondering why we do.
People who know they will die live very carefully. Not careful as in fearful; careful as in full of care. Every word, every act, every relationship holds the possibility of giving birth to something filled with great care. And that thing need not be showy or dramatic,...
At such a moment, hesitancy in speaking out faithfully on behalf of the good news of Jesus is inexcusable. There are...issues thrown at Christians today, and the world is both owed an answer and is actually waiting for the answer that only the church can give—even if...
People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.
Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world would do this, it would change the earth.