“I looked on the church paper as a voice to influence the church rather than just a mouthpiece reflecting what was happening in it. It needs to be a trumpet giving a good sound and having a powerful influence.”
Kenneth Wood
Wood, who died May 25, was for 16 years editor of the Adventist Review, the Seventh-day Adventist Church's national publication. His quote from the review was reported by the Washington Post. (RNS)
“Look, I'm just glad he went to church.”
Nancy Pelosi
The speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives was responding to a question about whether Sen. Barack Obama's presidential bid will be hampered by his controversial former pastor. (RNS)
“It is a powerful way to be a witness for Christ by demonstrating your capacity not to judge the way everybody else is judging and to serve unconditionally.”
Lt. Cmdr. William C. Kuebler
The Navy lawyer is representing a detainee of the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay. He was quoted by the New York Times. (RNS)