And I think it was the outline of that church tower at Belaugh against the sky which gave me a passion for… — John Betjeman Copy Share Image
The church we grew up playing at was not one of those churches known for its music, but it was just this… — Thundercat Copy Share Image
I am the product of the sustained indignation of a branded grandfather, the militant protest of my grandmother, the disciplined resentment of… — Adam Clayton Powell, Jr Copy Share Image
I didn't want to be an actress; I never thought of being an actress because, as children, there were three of us… — Cicely Tyson Copy Share Image
[On marriage:] Someone once said that it was like a crowded church - those outside were endeavouring to get in, and those… — Myrtle Reed Copy Share Image
God has established three institutions within human society: the family, the state, and the church. Each institution has a sphere of authority… — John MacArthur Copy Share Image
I didn't go to church, I didn't go to synagogue; I went to temple, Hindu temple, where I prayed to my Hindu… — Utkarsh Ambudkar Copy Share Image
The Constitution separated the ideologies and values of the Church from the State, and leaders of the State were thus educated in… — Mike Medavoy Copy Share Image
Books are good but they are only maps. Reading a book by direction of a man I read that so many inches… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
What is dangerous about the far right is not that it takes religion seriously - most of us do - but rather… — Barbra Streisand Copy Share Image
I am an Episcopalian who takes the faith of my fathers seriously, and I would, I think, be disheartened if my own… — Jon Meacham Copy Share Image
Embedded in the gospel of Jesus Christ there are eternal principles and truths that will last far longer than the principles of… — L. Tom Perry Copy Share Image
It's so funny being a Christian musician. It always scares me when people think so highly of Christian music, Contemporary Christian music… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
For the Jesus Revolutionaries, the answer was clear: Jesus would not be out waging "preventative" wars. Jesus would not be withholding medicine… — David Levithan Copy Share Image
The Head and the body are Christ wholly and entirely. The Head is the only begotten Son of God, the body is… — Saint Augustine Copy Share Image
When I was hospitalized in 1992 with severe clinical depression I thought I was the only one. I didn't know of one… — Sheila Walsh Copy Share Image
I remember when I was still in the church, I wanted so badly to be normal, and that was the only thing… — Sophie Thatcher Copy Share Image
People learn to shop for churches; there is no loyalty to the church. They're consumers being attracted to one product or another.… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
It can be exalting to belong to a church that is five hundred years behind the times and sublimely indifferent to fashion;… — Joseph Sobran Copy Share Image
“What if evangelical mega churches became known around the world for things like providing water access for entire countries or fighting to… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
“The loss of connection between churches and neighborhoods creates a corresponding loss of localized imagination and creates an addictive-like dependence on a… — Tim Keel Copy Share Image
The holiness of the church means that life, as well as truth, marks Christ’s church; the behavior of Christians in the world… — Edmund Clowney Copy Share Image
I have a friend who lives in the South Side of Chicago. I helped out at a church charity there where they… — Sara Paretsky Copy Share Image
If the ancient churches, in debating and deciding the greatest mysteries of religion, knew nothing of these two texts, I understand not… — Isaac Newton Copy Share Image
“Can’t a lawyer take his client out to dinner to discuss the case? Haven’t you ever heard of the two-martini lunch?” “Yes,… — Mark M. Bello Copy Share Image
“Battling the noise is creating a space for God and acknowledging the space He occupies, which is all of it. Invite God… — Eric Samuel Timm Copy Share Image
Our state ceremonies have a religious foundation. We have compulsory religious education. And the Church should be a moral guardian. We have… — Ann Widdecombe Copy Share Image
Orthodox theologians insisted that the rest of humankind were only transitory creatures, lost in sin - a view that would support what… — Elaine Pagels Copy Share Image
Satan is not fighting churches; he is joining them. He does more harm by sowing tares than by pulling up wheat. He… — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
Pope Francis is not only changing the face of the Catholic Church, he's challenging us to be the face of God in… — Regina Brett Copy Share Image
a church is an interesting place once you get the parson and the people out of it. Real music can get in… — Mazo de la Roche Copy Share Image
I remember very much there in Falls Church there was a creek that was flowing down into 4 Mile Run. I believe… — Jim Fowler Copy Share Image
But the supreme teacher in the Church is the Roman Pontiff. Union of minds, therefore, requires, together with a perfect accord in… — Pope Leo XIII Copy Share Image
I was kind of feeling a spiritual need all those years. My wife Geraldine and I went to an Episcopalian Church for… — Robert Novak Copy Share Image
This doctrine (justification) is the head and the cornerstone. It alone begets, nourishes, builds, preserves, and defends the church of God and… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Yes, the kingdom of Christianity and the Church has been one of the most destructive forces in history, and there are levels… — Sufjan Stevens Copy Share Image
Just very practically, pastors need to be careful that while they have a right to call people to absolute allegiance to the… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
The theater is a communal event, like church. The playwright constructs a mass to be performed for a lot of people. She… — Marsha Norman Copy Share Image
Monica Langley has a great piece in The Wall Street Journal about how they're trying to create different kinds of moments for… — Bill Burton Copy Share Image
[I]n constitutional adjudication some steps, which when taken were thought to approach 'the verge,' have become the platform for yet further steps.… — Warren E. Burger Copy Share Image