I don't believe in right-angled turning points.
Only the willing to suffer can conquer suffering.
Mission is not primarily an activity of the church, but an attribute of God.
Our missionary activities are only authentic insofar as they reflect participation in the mission of God.
Mission [is] understood as being derived from the very nature of God. It [is] thus put in the context of the Trinity, not of ecclesiology or soteriology. The classical doctrine of the missio dei as God the Father sending the Son, and God the Father and the Son sending the Spirit [is] expanded to include yet another “movement”: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit sending the church into the world.
To participate in mission is to participate in the movement of God's love toward people, since God is a fountain of sending love.
Missionary activity is not so much the work of the church as simply the Church at work.
It's an accompaniment to life. It's not something that I do to rap; I smoke when I open my eyes. . . I don't know any other feeling.
We must force the government to stop the bird migration. We must shoot all birds, field all our men and troops. . . and force migratory birds to stay where they are.
You cannot change the way you feel until you change the way you think because your thoughts will determine the way you feel.
For the newborn and wise, everything begins small.