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" Whenever you exclude God and the value system that He represents out of the equation of a life, of a family, or a culture, you create a spiritual vacuum. Nature abhors a vacuum. It must be filled with something. "

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" If the church adopts a school, and the school has kids, and the kids have parents, well, then you've reconnected the hub of a community, because you've brought together its three most fundamental institutions - church, schools, and family. "

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" Far too often, we have limited the definition of the Church. While not in all cases, in many cases, 'Church' has become an informational, inspirational weekly gathering rather than the group of people that God has ordained from Heaven to operate on his behalf on Earth in order to bring Heaven's viewpoint into history. "

" Human nature being what it is, if you told me you were going to give me one dollar with no strings attached, I probably wouldn't question the gift too much. But if you told me you wanted to give me one hundred dollars with no obligation, I'd have to think about it for a minute before accepting. "

Tony Evans

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Nature

" And when you redefine the family other than what the Creator intended when he established it, then you look at the devolution of civilization. "

" Racism is not first and foremost a skin problem. It is a sin problem. See, when you believe that racism is a skin problem, you can take three hundred years of slavery, court decisions, marches, and the federal government involvement and still not get it fixed right. "

" We should love people, care about people regardless of where they come from. "

" The saga of a nation is the saga of its families written large. And whoever owns the family owns the future. "

" I could have ended up a casualty of a broken family, like so many of the kids around me in inner city Baltimore. But my life was forever changed the year I turned 10. That was the year my dad turned to Jesus. "

Tony Evans

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" God has a kingdom. It's made up of citizens: some black, some white, some red, yellow, Spanish backgrounds. His intention was never that the individual uniqueness would cause them to lose sight of the flag flying over them - the flag of the cross. "

" In the urban community, the church doesn't just take people to Heaven; it feeds, clothes, and houses them. It teaches them how to read and gets them jobs. The church should be doing all that. What the government should be doing is freeing up the church and supporting the church, as long as it is providing social services. "

" Prayer is the God-given communication link between Heaven and Earth, time and eternity, the finite and the infinite. "

" I was the oldest of four children, and the atmosphere was volatile for all of us. My father and mother were in constant conflict, making divorce seem like the only possible outcome. "

" What God wants is for us to live by His rules, resulting in the receiving of His blessing and power. When we as Christians, celebrating our differences, join together as the house of God representing the kingdom of God for the glory of God, we get the response of God to our presence in history. "

" Government is not a human institution. It is a divine institution that humans are to run on His behalf. When they create their own rules, then they become against the creator and what He intended for government to do. "

" Righteousness has to do with the vertical standard that God gives us to please Him. Justice has to do with the horizontal expression of that righteous standard in the lives of others. "

" We don't apologize for who we are. We do what we do as Christians. Our faith isn't hidden. There should never be a separation between God and good works. "

" Ladies, you do not have to submit yourself to any man abusing you. "

" Until we take seriously God's definition of the church and stop just 'having church,' we will not see transformation in our society. "

" A name is so important in biblical settings that Scripture frequently mentions God Himself changing someone's name to reflect a new reality. Abram, which means 'exalted father,' was changed to Abraham, meaning 'father of a multitude.' "

" The cross is to be our point of reference for every area of our lives all the time. "

" Every four years, the eyes of America become riveted on the national election returns. But God's first concern during any political season is not the same as our first concern - it is not about what is happening, or going to happen, in the White House. God's first concern is what is happening, or not happening, in His house. "

" We can never get around to being one nation under God if we can't even get around to being one Church under God. "

" We've got to move from membership to discipleship to being full-time Christians, not part-time saints. That means operating comprehensively on the value system of Heaven as we move about in history. "

" When I was younger, I had a terrible problem with stuttering. "

" God created the races. He created different backgrounds and cultures. But He created them all to operate under His authority. "

Tony Evans

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Different

" I condemn racism on all levels, whether personal or systemic. "

" When fathers come home after a tough day at work, they should come home to serve, like my father did, teaching lessons around the dinner table and leading the family in worship and prayer. "

" Separation of church and state should never mean separation of God and right. "

" Getting to know God by His names is more than simply learning a new word or discovering a new title He goes by. Learning to know God by His names opens up the door to knowing His character more fully and experiencing His power more deeply. "

" If you're not married, and your boyfriend is putting his hands on you, you know he ain't the one, because you know that will continue. "