Nobody loves a good worship service more than I do, but we are called to make religion real, to make our faith come alive. Helping others have a decent place to live is one way to do that and it doesn't take too long for others to recognize it, too.

Faith must become more than a verbal proclamation or an intellectual assent. True faith must be acted out.

The theology of the hammer embraces wholeheartedly the idea that the love of God and love of man must be blended. The word and the deed must come together. One without the other is devoid of meaning … As the deed gets closer to the word, God gets closer to us. The results are always wonderful — and sometimes spectacular!

I have tried raising money by asking for it, and by not asking for it. I always got more by asking for it.

There are sufficient resources in the world for the needs of everybody, but not enough for the greed of even a significant minority.

Everyone who gets sleepy at night should have a simple decent place to lay their heads, on terms they can afford to pay.

Churches are the primary partners that work with Habitat in an almost infinite variety of creative overlapping circles. We cherish these partnerships with churches…I have always seen Habitat for Humanity as a servant of the church and as a vehicle through which the church and its people can express their love, faith, and servanthood to people in need in a very tangible and concrete (literally!) way.