When the vastness of God meets the restriction of our own humanity, words can't hold it. The best we can do is find the moments that rhyme with this expansive heart of God. Greg Boyle expansivefindgod Change image and share on social
At its best, an injunction creates a kind of vigilant heat that moves kids toward the light. Greg Boyle createheatinjunction Change image and share on social
Businesses have come and gone at Homeboy Industries. We have had starts and stops, but anything worth doing is worth failing at. We started Homeboy Plumbing. That didn't go so well. Who knew? People didn't want gang members in their homes. I just didn't see that coming. Greg Boyle businesscomefail share on social
The poor evangelize you about what's important and what is the Gospel, and that that's where the joy is. Greg Boyle evangelizegospelimportant Change image and share on social
Homeboy Industries has chosen to stand with the 'demonized' so that the demonizing will stop; it stands with the 'disposable' so that the day will come when we stop throwing people away. Greg Boyle choosedaydemonize Change image and share on social
I have never seen a hopeful person join a gang. Greg Boyle ganghopefuljoin Change image and share on social
I don't save people. God saves people. I can point them in the right direction. I can say, 'There's that door. I think if you walked through it, you'd be happier than you are.' Greg Boyle directiondoorgod Change image and share on social
Gangs are bastions of conditional love, and one of the ways to counteract it is to offer community, which will always trump gang, and that's what happens at Homeboy Industries. Greg Boyle bastioncommunityconditional Change image and share on social
You are so much more than the worst thing you've ever done. Greg Boyle badhavething Change image and share on social
We ought not to demonize a single gang member, and we ought not to romanticize a single gang. Greg Boyle demonizegangmember Change image and share on social
