John M. Perkins quotes:
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Justice goes across racial and economic barriers - like the good Samaritan.
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Godly leadership is not about attaining recognition or glory; it's about serving others.
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There is no reconciliation until you recognize the dignity of the other, until you see their view- you have to enter into the pain of the people. You've got to feel their need.
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We live out our call most fully when we are a community of faith with arms wrapped about a community of pain.
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You don't give people dignity. You affirm it.
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The big deal is we think the power is in us individuallythe power is in us collectively. It is in the church.
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Education is not a luxury in modern American society-it is essential for survival.
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The poor need the motivation, the incentives, the skills, the education so they can help themselves.