The Church used to be a lifeboat rescuing the perishing. Now she is a cruise ship recruiting the promising. (Leonard Ravenhill)

The Church used to be a lifeboat rescuing the perishing. Now she is a cruise ship recruiting the promising.

Leonard Ravenhill
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