Quotes

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“The measure of our compassion lies not in our service to others but in our willingness to see ourselves connected to them.” —Gregory Boyle

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“Undoing Babel would imply eliminating linguistic difference and giving everyone a single language to speak. In fact, the gospel does something quite different—uniting people in

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“It is not sufficient for the Church to attend to tactics: she must attend first to truth.” —Lesslie Newbigin

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“When we think about the gospel and the Great Commission, it’s all about coming and going. Come is the invitation. Go is the imperative. Both

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“If you are going to be a missionary (or a pastor, or a Christian) your priority needs to be to get to know Jesus and

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“When a European has been living for two or three years among strangers, he is sure to be fully convinced that he knows all about

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Theologian Gustavo Gutierrez challenges us: “So you say you love the poor. Name them.” A name is a good place to start, a meal is

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“Jesus did not say that the whole world should go to church. Essentially He said that the church should go to the whole world.” —Greg

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I often hear an objection: “Wait a second. Are you saying missionaries shouldn’t try to share the good news about Jesus until they reach a

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“Mission flows from fullness, not emptiness. We seek not so much to draw in as to give out. We don’t ‘gain converts’, we offer Christ.”

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