Through his long career and 80 years of life, Dr. Tony Campolo has widely and generously shared his experiences, and the lessons learned, with global audiences.
Raised in the Baptist tradition and now an evangelical Christian leader and university professor, he draws from his rich history of religious experiences to teach and motivate his audiences to service to their fellow man.
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Here are five inspirational views on life that Tony has shared:
1. "When you were born, you cried and everybody else was happy. The only question that matters is this — when you die, will you be happy when everybody else is crying?"
2. "Sadly, we do a much better job of making people feel guilty than we do of delivering them from the guilt we create. We need to confess this and change our ways."
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3. "You're as young as your dreams, and as old as your cynicism."
4. "If four years of university can increase your effectiveness of what you can do for others in the name of Christ, it is the best investment that you can make. But if the education is simply to get a job to make a lot of money, you have to raise the question of why you're doing it."
5. "Being saved is trusting in what Christ did for us, but being Christian is dependent on the way we respond to what he did for us." – In a piece he wrote for
The Huffington Post titled, "Who Are Red Letter Christians?"
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