Church membership was so important that Paul and Silas baptized the Philippian jailer into the membership of Christ's church at midnight with… — Jay Adams Copy Share Image
“We have not advanced very far in our spiritual lives if we have not encountered the basic paradox of freedom, to the… — Elton Trueblood Copy Share Image
“The Pope would have an easier job than the President of the United States in adopting a change of course. He has… — Hans Küng Copy Share Image
Life is an experimental journey undertaken involuntarily. It is a journey of the spirit through the material world and, since it is… — Fernando Pessoa Copy Share Image
At the center of the Universe is a loving heart that continues to beat and that wants the best for every person.… — Fred Rogers Copy Share Image
I was a wife and mother, blameless in moral life, with a deep sense of duty and a proud self-respect; it was… — Annie Besant Copy Share Image
Even in the life of a Christian, faith rises and falls like the tides of an invisible sea. It's there, even when… — Flannery O'Connor Copy Share Image
I could well believe that it is God's intention, since we have refused milder remedies, to compel us into unity, by persecution… — CS Lewis Copy Share Image
Nature and the spirit of our ancestors are giving you loud warnings. Today you see increasing floods, more damaging hurricanes, hail storms,… — Thomas Banyacya Copy Share Image
“To an even moderately sophisticated and well-read person it should come as no surprise that any religion at all has its hidden… — Walter Kaufmann Copy Share Image
“I keep hearing about a spiritual awakening, but I feel what we need instead, is a human one. It would be wonderful… — Steve Maraboli Copy Share Image
“There is something distinctly odd about the argument, however. Believing is not something you can decide to do as a matter of… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
“We all have received the divine injunction: ‘Follow thou me.’ It guided Peter. It motivated Paul. It can determine our personal destiny.… — Thomas S. Monson Copy Share Image
“The foundation of morality on the human sentiments of what is acceptable behavior versus repulsive behavior has always made morals susceptible to… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
It's a mistake to expect the laws of the country to reflect the imperatives of the New Testament and the Sermon on… — Kelefa Sanneh Copy Share Image
The thing you miss most, when you don't play and you don't coach, is the huddle. You miss the huddle. You miss… — Herm Edwards Copy Share Image
“This is why most people do not stick with a contemplative discipline for very long; we have heard all sorts of talk… — Martin Laird Copy Share Image
I'd met so many enlightened spiritual teachers that it became a challenge to select one. I believed in the oneness of spirituality… — Radhanath Swami Copy Share Image
The literal resurrection of every soul who has lived and died on earth is a certainty, and surely one should make careful… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
“For now, it is enough to face the reality that it is possible, as individual Christians and also in our churches, to… — Ross Paterson Copy Share Image
“Deep spirit scanning,” Eisfanger says. His voice has a strange resonance to it, like I’m hearing him through a bad phone connection.… — D.D. Barant Copy Share Image
Where faith is not continually kept in motion and exercised, it weakens and decreases, so that it must indeed vanish; and yet… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
They knew that to put God in the constitution was to put man out. They knew that the recognition of a Deity… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In depression . . . faith in deliverance, in ultimate restoration, is absent. The pain is unrelenting, and what makes the condition… — William Styron Copy Share Image
“Kenda Creasy Dean observed, “The National Study of Youth and Religion reveals a theological fault line running underneath American churches: an adherence… — Alvin L Reid Copy Share Image
Being a member of a church means realizing that we are responsible for helping the brothers and sisters around us to grow… — David Platt Copy Share Image
“Critical thinking is an unavoidable part of growing up. We do not become adults without it. But in the modern world, this… — Marcus J. Borg Copy Share Image
I am not even an atheist so much as I am an antitheist; I not only maintain that all religions are versions… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“It required an understanding of theology, and ethics, and ancient religions and philosophies. You had to have a working knowledge in a… — Ben Witherington III Copy Share Image
“Creation and destruction are one, to the eyes who can see beauty. And the greatest praise to India is this: not only… — Savitri Devi Copy Share Image
“In order to join the Congregational Church, the applicant not only had to affirm each and every tenet of Calvinism, he had… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The Armor of God 10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11Put on the full armor of God,… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
“My Christian faith has always put a central role of my life and it’s supplies answers to those questions: “who do you… — Vinh Chung Copy Share Image
The term Christian used to be a pejorative. Back in the day, Christians were persecuted; however, over time, it became one of… — Simon Tam Copy Share Image
“It is the Soldier, not the minister Who has given us freedom of religion. It is the Soldier, not the reporter Who… — Charles M Province Copy Share Image
“He wasn’t a religious man but a vision of what Paradise might be came to him, a windowed room afloat on an… — Michael Crummey Copy Share Image
“Leonardo believed his research had the potential to convert millions to a more spiritual life. Last year he categorically proved the existence… — Dan Brown Copy Share Image
We have a lot of limiting beliefs that we're not even conscious of. Maybe your family taught you you weren't good enough… — Deborah King Copy Share Image
I give great thanks to God that he has created a Dalai Lama. Do you really think, as some have argued, that… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
Many ideas have struggled over the centuries to dominate the planet. Fascism. Communism. Democracy. Religion. But only one has achieved total supremacy.… — Jonathon Porritt Copy Share Image
