"I wish the church was known more for their sweat and tears on behalf of their communities rather than even their political positions. I'm not one who believes that we need to divorce ourselves from the political arena but neither do I believe we should be sacrificing eternal impact for short-term political gains. I believe God wants to work through the church to influence our communities, but also to influence the bastions of power in our nation. The influence has to be earned and its earned through the sweat and tears on behalf of our communities." "Today, what I see with some believers is rage upon rage, upon rage, upon rage. That's not how Jesus responded. With Jesus, it was compassion followed by justified holy anger, followed by compassion. I hope the church is known more for its compassion than its rage." - Hal Donaldson, CEO of Convoy of Hope

"Sometimes I hear its not enough to love. It's not enough to be compassionate. Turn the other check. Sometimes I feel like they are quoting Jesus and saying, that's not going to work, but wait were Christians. It doesn't matter if it won't work, its what we're commanded to do." - Andy Stanley