Crosby Quality Quotes

Crosby’s name was mentioned, and Peyton got on the telephone. He tracked Crosby to the set of The Bells of St. Mary’s, where Crosby was working on the role, ironically, of a priest. On the spur of the moment, Crosby agreed to do the show. Francis Cardinal Spellman also appeared, and the Mother’s Day broadcast was such a success that Peyton pushed ahead with plans for a regular series. Mutual donated the time, under four conditions: that the show be of top quality; that it be strictly nonsectarian; that a major film star be involved each week; and that Peyton pay production costs himself. He met Loretta Young, who advised him how to approach the stars and became the “first lady” of Family Theater

Pagans were able to overcome their suspicion of their neighbor Christ-followers by observing how the Christ-followers lived in an exemplary fashion before them. Early converts were not won to Christ because of great preaching and teaching and worship services. Rather, they were won by the quality of life they saw being lived before their eyes: how believers took care of each other. Many of the things we think are important to “church” and “ministry” mattered not at all to first century pagans who ultimately converted. This is something to seriously consider.

Once these basic needs are met, quality of life has less to do with buying happiness and more to do with individual attitudes.

Yet the nearly metamorphic quality of his successes would fully exceed the dominion of money.