Word, Worship and Sacrament. Form and power. True religion combines form and power. It is not external form without power. Nor, on the other hand, does it emphasize moral power in such a way as to despise or dispense with proper external forms. It combines them. It fosters a worship which is essentially 'spiritual', arising from the heart, but which expresses itself through public, corporate services, and which also issues in moral behaviour.

Diversity and harmony. The church as a multi-racial, multi-cultural community is like a beautiful tapestry. Its members come from a wide range of colorful backgrounds. No other human community resembles it. Its diversity and harmony are unique. It is God's new society. And the many-coloured fellowship of the church is a reflection of the many-coloured (or 'many- splendoured', to use Francis Thompson's word) wisdom of God. --- From "The Message of Ephesians" (The Bible Speaks Today)

I would rather surrender to the Sword of Islam than see Christianity surrender to the homosexuals. If a nation "under God" surrenders in the name of equality to the Homosexual Agenda, that nation is no longer under God; it is in Satan's dominion. The irony is Islam will not surrender while Christianity wavers. --- Otis Page Jr. California layman

True greatness. Why did Jesus equate greatness with service? Must not our answer relate to the intrinsic worth of human beings, which was the presupposition underlying his own ministry of self-giving love, and which is an essential element of the Christian perspective? If human beings are Godlike beings, then they must be served not exploited, respected not manipulated. --- From "Issues Facing Christians Today" by John R.W. Stott