That's one of those questions I'm asked more often than anything else. Will my dog go to heaven? And I say well, the lion will lay down with the lamb. Rick Warren More Quotes by Rick Warren More Quotes From Rick Warren We had one rule which was 'whatever you are feeling, that's okay' Rick Warren okay feelings Ministry is received, not achieved. Rick Warren ministry I believe that the purpose of influence is to speak up for those who have no influence. And fame is not for our own benefit, or notoriety is not for our own benefit, it's for leverage to do good. Rick Warren benefits purpose believe AIDS is the leprosy of the 21st Century. Where did Jesus hang out? With lepers. Jesus would love on people with AIDS. Rick Warren leprosy people jesus Some people are going to have to die or leave. Rick Warren dies people The antidote to the lust of the flesh is integrity. Rick Warren lust flesh integrity I added up all the money the church paid me for the first 25 years and gave it all back. Rick Warren church years firsts The mission of Tom Peterson and Catholics Come Home to bring souls home to Jesus and the church is critically important during this challenging time in our history. I fully support this New Evangelization project. Rick Warren support home jesus Explanations don't comfort. You won't feel better if you know why. It won't hurt any less. Rick Warren feel-better hurt comfort Lust is about satisfaction. Love is about sacrificing, serving, surrendering, sharing, supporting, and even suffering for others. Most love songs are actually lust songs. Rick Warren sacrifice song love-is Now God has never shouted out to me. I've never heard God speak audibly. He doesn't have to. Rick Warren speak heard People respond to vision, not need. Rick Warren vision people needs You can only make a difference by being different. Rick Warren being-different making-a-difference differences The Bible is clear that God considers 40 days a spiritually significant time period. Whenever God wanted to prepare someone for his purposes, he took 40 days. Rick Warren significant periods purpose HALF of America pays NO taxes. Zero. So they're happy for tax rates to be raised on the other half that DOES pay any taxes. Rick Warren zero doe america You may be Catholic or Protestant or Buddhist or Baptist or Muslim or Mormon or Jewish or Jain, or you have no religion at all. I'm not interested in your religious background. Because God did not create the universe for us to have religion. He came for us to have a relationship with him. Rick Warren buddhist catholic religious Lust is raw selfishness. It's all about my wants, my needs, my pleasure. Most love songs are actually lust songs. Rick Warren selfishness lust song When a human body is out of balance we call that disease, which indicates dis-ease of the body. Likewise, when the body of Christ becomes unbalanced, disease occurs... Health will occur only when everything is brought back into balance. The task of church leadership is to discover and remove growth-restricting diseases and barriers so that natural, normal growth can occur. Rick Warren balance growth church Mother Teresa once said, "Holy living consists in doing God's work with a smile." ... The last thing many believers need is to go to another Bible study. Rick Warren lasts mother needs I really do feel that these people are brothers and sisters in God's family. I am looking to build bridges with the Orthodox Church, looking to build bridges with the Catholic Church, with the Anglican church. Rick Warren brother bridges people
