“Our focus right now is saving lives. We can save souls tomorrow.”
Bishop T. D. Jakes
The Dallas pastor spoke at a two-day conference of black clergy organized by the National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS. (RNS)
“It seemed self-evident … that the treatment of blacks in America cried out for the unequivocal condemnation of a righteous institution that proclaimed the inherent equality of all men. Yet the Church remained silent and its silence haunted me. I have often thought that my life might well have followed a different route had the Church been as adamant about ending racism then as it is about ending abortion now.”
Justice Clarence Thomas
The Supreme Court justice, who attended but left Catholic seminary, was writing in his memoirs. (RNS)
“When we started talking about the Holy Spirit, people said, ‘Oh, that's kind of dangerous. You don't know what may happen.' I'm kind of hoping something unexepected does happen.”
Cindy de Jong
The worship coordinator at Calvin College was speaking at a lecture series on the Holy Spirit. (RNS)