Quotes by Adam Hamilton

If you boiled down the gospel to one word, it would be love.

Jesus consistently put people before rules.

We share the gospel with others because we believe the gospel is not just about heaven, but about having life even here on earth.

Those who are believers in God find strength from their faith in the face of suffering. They are compelled to give sacrificially to help those in need. And they have the hope that comes from knowing that, with God by their side, the tragedy they are facing is never the final word.

We dont need mandatory, non-sectarian prayers read over the loudspeaker to put God back in schools. God never left the schools. God is still at work through the hundreds of thousands of gifted teachers and administrators, committed parents, and passionate volunteers who seek to help give our children a future with hope.

Many Christians do not believe God sends tornadoes. But they do believe that God walks with His children through the storms, that He sends His people to help after the storms, and that with and through God, there is always hope.

God seeks to influence humanity. This is at the heart of the Christmas story. It is the story of light coming into the darkness, of a Savior to show us the way, of light overcoming the darkness, of Gods work to save the world.

We live on a planet that is amazing, beautiful, and full of wonder but not protected from powerful destructive forces of nature. We are capable of doing wonderful and selfless things but also self-absorbed and harmful things. This is the world we live in.

If God is not sending earthquakes, destroying economies and inflicting pain upon human beings, what is God doing? God works through people, calling them to help their neighbors in need. God comforts His people, walking with them even through the valley of the shadow of death.

Jesus own witness of sacrificial love and forgiveness, and his work to heal the sick and care for those in need, represent Gods ways and vision for us.

I think anger is a normal response to something horrible that someone has done, another human being has done, and to rob people of life, and thats actually healthy to have, to feel that. At some point you have to figure out, How do I let that go?