Important quotes from a week of vacation

I took a week away over the Thanksgiving holiday. And, as I usually do, I spent a considerable amount of time with my nose in a book and my ears tuned in to various podcasts. Here are some of the quotes that left an aftertaste.

"If the church would catch on fire, the world would come to watch it burn."
-Jentezen Franklin (talking about the Pentecostal fire of God)

"The Bible begins with Abel's blood crying out from the ground. The Bible ends with God wiping away every tear saying, 'There will be no more death or crying or pain.' Hope. The church is always about this hope."
-Don Golden

"We (followers of The Way) should not be about building Temples unto God anymore, for no building can house that much grace."
-Rob Bell

"Beware them dogs who in their perfect religiosity have built walls instead of bridges."
-Rob Bell

"An item is only worth as much as someone will pay for it. In light of that, have you considered how much God paid for you?"
-Greg Boyd

"Jesus wants to save our church from fear."
-Don Golden

"Grace and peace be with you."
-Rob Bell (his congregation replied, "and also with you" so loudly that the hair on the back of my neck stood up)

"God may you put our defense mechanisms unto your ways to an eternal rest."
-Greg Boyd (praying before he began his sermon)

"The beauty of our new life in Christ is that death is necessary, but Jesus raises us up and empowers us to really, fully, completely live this new life in Him. Regardless of how frail and hopeless you may be, once Friday is done...Sunday will come. May the redeemed of God never forget that Sunday IS coming."
-Tony Campolo

Grace and Peace be with you.