Church attendance is as vital to a disciple as a transfusion of rich, healthy blood to a sick man.
The first persecution of the Church took place in the year 67, under Nero, the sixth emperor of Rome.
The Left regards the Constitution as defective and outmoded - in part because it impedes the government's ability to control institutions, like churches and families, which stand between the state and individuals.
I think that the churches do a better job in many respects than the government does in various kinds of things. Extending aid, the helpfulness, and so on, yes.
The Minister: We do not need bells in our church to worship God.
I grew up in church, so every time I say certain words, I'm like, 'I'm going to get in trouble.'
The president of the branch in Atlanta was a pastor of a church, the Reverend Sam Williams, a wonderful guy. He was middle-class and fairly militant for the time and place.
Really, at a time when they're debating when and where a nativity scene can be used, this is the kind of stuff we need to have out there - outside of the church.
The black groups that boycott certain films would do better to get the money together to make the films they want to see, or stay in church and leave us to our work.
Pastors have historically understood their primary battle to be not the battle to build a big church, but the battle against the power of sin.
Churches we build only by our own efforts and not in the strength of the Spirit will quickly collapse when we don't push and prod people along.
The Ethical Society, therefore, is like a Church in maintaining, and emphasizing the importance of maintaining the custom of public assemblies on Sunday.
If I could believe the Quakers banned music because church music is so damn bad, I should view them with approval.
I come from an African Caribbean background. I've been influenced by a reggae church music style, contemporary gospel, and rock all fused together.
I was born in Alabama and my first live music experiences were in church. Every Sunday we watched regional gospel groups on television singing their hearts out.
When you listen to my music, you hear that there are all these voices going on in different parts of the song. That's because I was always around so many voices in church.
I think records and music are more appropriate and more respectful of the human soul than the churches are. And more respectful of the needs of humans to communicate with the aspects of themselves that are neglected by language.
My father's a deacon, my mother's a choir director, so I grew up in the church and singing in the choir, begging my mom if I could have a solo.
Let's start with the church. As you know, it's my background, it's a natural setting for me and it's definitely my roots.
He cannot have God for his Father who will not have the Church for his mother.
The seminaries must be like the churches' poor relations, prolonging their existence with austerity.
