"The North American church, perhaps the entire church of the West, is bankrupt when it comes to a theology of poverty." ~ Quest For Hope in The Slum Community, 11. Don't ya love quotes outside of context, but still any thoughts on this statement?
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- "Reach out and open the door that no one thought could be opened. Life is behind it."~ Kelly Ann Rothaus
- "Is the life I'm living the life that wants to live in me?"~ Parker Palmer
- "If you risk nothing, then you risk everything."~ Geena Davis
- "You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right."~ Rosa Parks
- "Idealists, foolish enough to throw caution to the winds, have advanced mankind and have enriched the world." ~Emma Goldman
- "What can burn and not burn up, a passion that gives birth to itself every day." ~Yiddish Saying
- "The difference between what we do, and what we are capable of doing, would solve most of the world's problems." ~ Mahatma Gandhi
- "When a poor person dies of hunger, it has not happened because God did not take care of him or her. It has happened because neither you nor I wanted to give that person what he or she needed." ~Mother Theresa
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September 10, 2009
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