“Realizing the emptiness of a "spirituality" -- and of a "spiritual" nurture -- that remains in the clouds need not bring us… — Jean Grasso Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
“The cross is not the suffering tied to being natural existence, but the suffering tied to being Christians. The cross is never… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“To put our faith in tangible goals would seem to be, at best, unwise. So we do not strive to be firemen,… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
“Most reject the more repugnant or indefensible dogmas while still holding onto some core belief. Many believers will proudly describe themselves as… — Aron Ra Copy Share Image
“Power as I possess is not, as many believe, given in exchange for a soul. To hear the ignorant speak, one would… — Stephen R. Lawhead Copy Share Image
To understand my feelings — and my conception of the role of Secretary General — the nature of my religious and cultural… — U Thant Copy Share Image
“Paul does not teach a “faith alone” position, as I have sometimes heard it put. Rather, his is a “by faith alone”… — Richard B. Jr. Gaffin Copy Share Image
The doctrines contained in the Bible will lift to a superior condition all who observe them; they will impart to them knowledge,… — Brigham Young Copy Share Image
Freedom is a heavy load, a great and strange burden for the spirit to undertake. It is not easy. It is not… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The relative religions that exist, they are the path of worldly life, they are the path of community service. The path of… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
Let your Neshuma (soul) be the real inspiration. You have a soul, you have a spirit, don't lock it in a box… — Benjamin M. Friedman Copy Share Image
One is struck in the study of saints, angels and gods by a pattern that seems quaint and harmless. Yet, it is… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
It's clearly the case that there's not some moment in American history when every evangelical is holding hands with every Catholic who… — Ross Douthat Copy Share Image
I do not regard myself as a Christian politician. I regard myself as a politician who just happens to think religion matters.… — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins is an essential covenant to make with the Lord. Faith and repentance precede this… — A. Theodore Tuttle Copy Share Image
“with this? Do you live as if this is true? Let’s keep going. The Bible isn’t just about heaven and only for… — Edward T. Welch Copy Share Image
Those who first introduced compulsory education into American life knew exactly why children should go to school and learn to read: to… — Dorothy H Cohen Copy Share Image
“Phaethon asked: “Do you think there is something wrong with the Sophotechs? We are Manorials, father! We let Rhadamanthus control our finances… — John C. Wright Copy Share Image
“This flawed argument is the basis for many who reject real Christianity to create their own brand. If we cannot understand God… — J. Chace Gordon Copy Share Image
Even if 80 percent of the population of a country are Christian believers, they will have almost no cultural influence if the… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
To the kindly influence of Christianity we owe that degree of civil freedom, and political and social happiness which mankind now enjoys…… — Jedidiah Morse Copy Share Image
“It comes as no surprise to find [Norman] Mailer embracing [in the book On God ] a form of Manicheanism, pitting the… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
We can use wealth, intelligence, education or health in harmony with our compassionate spiritual nature, or we can use them according to… — Radhanath Swami Copy Share Image
If you think your belief is based upon reason, you will support it by argument rather than by persecution, and will abandon… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“The spiritual teachers universally recognized as “great” did not give commandments nor did they impose their way of life on others. They… — Ernest Kurtz Copy Share Image
The world is nothing but a school of love; our relationships with our husband or wife, with our children and parents, with… — Swami Muktananda Copy Share Image
“In church, we like to talk about coming to Jesus “just as we are”. That phrase sounds so nice and comforting and… — Stephen Altrogge Copy Share Image
“Now the best relation to our spiritual home is to be near enough to love it. But the next best is to… — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
“If you want to free your soul, you acknowledge that there is a spiritual order that God has designed for you. You… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
“Spirit does not belong to any particular religion because It has nothing to do with any religion and humanity cannot claim any… — Thomas Vazhakunnathu Copy Share Image
“The number of books on theology must be reduced and only the best ones published. It is not many books that make… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
It seems to me that the idea of a personal God is an anthropological concept which I cannot take seriously. I also… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
“The Apostle Paul, quoting an Old Testament prophet, summarized what it means to be a believer when he wrote, “The just shall… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf Copy Share Image
“in prayer. The Holy Spirit teaches, inspires, and illumines God’s Word to us. He mediates the Word of God and assists us… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“Without spiritual development we are like travelers on a dark country road, with only a candle to light our way. But when… — Anthon St. Maarten Copy Share Image
The genius of Christian spirituality is to integrate [the] spirit of possession with the spirit of dispossession. The spirit of dispossession implies… — John Powell Copy Share Image
“It wasn't Mamigonian who made my parents stay in San Ignacio instead of moving to Fresno, say, where there really was an… — Kurt Vonnegut Jr Copy Share Image
Monotheistic religions in the West have tended to conflate having a general orientation in life, having a specific theory of the world,… — Raymond Geuss Copy Share Image
“I was suddenly made aware of another world of beauty and mystery such as I had never imagined to exist, except in… — Bede Griffiths Copy Share Image
Treat all men alike… give them all the same law. Give them all an even chance to live and grow. You might… — Dee Brown Copy Share Image
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