Grandchildren are God's reward for not killing your kids. Tony Campolo More Quotes by Tony Campolo More Quotes From Tony Campolo Perhaps because our culture and politics have gone so off course, with values so contrary to those of Jesus, more and more people intuitively recognize that His vision of God's kingdom-a new world of compassion, justice, integrity and peace- is the Good News they've been searching and waiting for. Tony Campolo godlyintegrityjesus If four years of university can increase your effectiveness of what you can do for others in the name of Christ, it is the best investment that you can make. But if the education is simply to get a job to make a lot of money, you have to raise the question of why you're doing it. Tony Campolo namesjobsyears I don't think that John Kerry is the Messiah or the Democratic Party is the answer, but I don't like the evangelical community blessing the Republican Party as some kind of God-ordained instrument for solving the world's problems. Tony Campolo partyblessingthinking In America, evangelical churches have often been bastions of conservatism, providing support for the status quo. Tony Campolo supportchurchamerica The reason why I buy into the Democratic Party more than the Republican Party is because there are over 2,000 verses of Scripture that deal with responding to the needs of the poor. Tony Campolo scripturepartyreason-why Sadly, we do a much better job of making people feel guilty than we do of delivering them from the guilt we create. We need to confess this and change our ways. Tony Campolo guiltjobspeople Prior to ROE V. WADE, abortions were common even though they were illegal. I don't think making them illegal again is going to solve the problem. Tony Campolo wadeabortionthinking As we consider the causes of depression, those of us in the church must face the ways we might be responsible for creating it. Tony Campolo creatingcauseschurch That a new humanity will be brought forth from this Christ consciousness in each person. Tony Campolo christ-consciousnesspersonshumanity If marriage really is a sacred institution, then why is the government controlling it, especially in a nation that affirms separation of church and state? Tony Campolo sacredgovernmentchurch Red Letter Christians believe in the doctrines of the Apostle's Creed, are convinced that the Scriptures have been inspired by the Holy Spirit, and make having a personal transforming relationship with the resurrected Christ the touchtone of their faith. Tony Campolo doctrinechristianbelieve A Christian school should be a place where young men and young women go through a period of spiritual formation and development so that they come out incredibly more proficient at living out their calling than they would have been had they not gone to school. Tony Campolo spiritualchristianschool I don't doubt that God can bring good out of tragedies, but the Bible is clear that God is not the author of evil! Tony Campolo tragedydoubtevil If America is too arrogant, too prideful to repent, it's not the kind of country that God wants it to be. Tony Campolo arrogantcountryamerica Don't be satisfied with just pumping blood. Tony Campolo satisfiedjusticeblood Today, some of the most spiritual people I know claim to be without religion. Tony Campolo spiritualtodaypeople I don't know what to make of the Muslim mystics, especially those who have come to be known as the Sufis. What do they experience in their mystic experiences? Could they have encountered the same God we do in our Christian mysticism? Tony Campolo sufimysticchristian Nowhere in the Hebrew Scriptures does it say that God is omnipotent. Tony Campolo hebrewscripturedoe Perhaps we would do well to listen to the likes of Rabbi Harold Kushner, who contends that God is not really as powerful as we have claimed. Tony Campolo rabbilikespowerful Most of us are tiptoeing through life so we can reach death safely. We should be praying, "If I should wake before I die. . . ." Life can get away from you. Tony Campolo shouldprayinglife
