Ross Parsley quotes

“The gathering of believers should be an opportunity for wonder, anticipation and imagination; not drudgery, duty or routine.”
-- Ross Parsley

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“Church can’t be a place where we feel like a visitor, or somewhere we’re afraid to allow others to see our messes. It’s got to feel like home.”
-- Ross Parsley

Source : Ross Parsley (2012). “Messy Church: A Multigenerational Mission for God's Family”, p.19, David C Cook

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“Don't fear conflict, fear the silence.”
-- Ross Parsley

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“All that God requires of us is an opportunity to show what He can do.”

“Opportunity lives at the intersection of what people need tomorrow and can be just barely built today.”

Source : Twitter post from May 08, 2013

“Palestinians never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.”

Source : Quoted in N.Y. Times, 18 Dec. 1988

“This is my belief: that through difficulties and problems God gives us the opportunity to grow. So when your hopes and dreams and goals are dashed, search among the wreckage, you may find a golden opportunity hidden in the ruins''.”

“For a justice of this ultimate tribunal [the U.S. Supreme Court], the opportunity for self-discovery and the occasion for self-revelation is great.”

“Literature is a beautiful way of keeping the imagination alive, of visiting worlds you would never have time to in your day-to-day life. It keeps you abreast of a wider spectrum of human activities.”

“Use your imagination only on the future, never on the present or the past.”

Source : Adam Johnson (2012). “The Orphan Master's Son”, p.109, Random House

“This is one of those cases in which the imagination is baffled by the facts.”

“The natural rhythm of human life is routine punctuated by orgies.”

“I know what it is to put on weight. But when I got back to my routine, my body knew how to react. That's muscle memory, and you'll be amazed at what it can do.”