I was raised Church of England but I love the Buddhist philosophy, it's very powerful, non-violent. — Dave Clark Copy Share Image
What are our conductors giving us year after year? Only fresh corpses. Over these beautifully embalmed sonatas, toccatas, symphonies and operas the… — Henry Miller Copy Share Image
“Reproof is unavoidable. God’s Word demands it when a brother falls into open sin. The practice of discipline in the congregation begins… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
To campaign in the South is a unique cultural experience. You go into the little church facilities and meet people, or you… — Jaime Harrison Copy Share Image
Seven hundred thousand men are said to have perished in the first two expeditions, which had been thus commenced and carried on… — Elihu Palmer Copy Share Image
I am fifty-two years of age. I am a bishop in the Anglican Church, and a few people might be constrained to… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
Consider what it takes for successful businessmen and businesswomen, effective entrepreneurs and hardworking associates, shrewd retirees and idealistic students to combine forces… — David Platt Copy Share Image
Working-class families in the north of England used to hear the 1611 Bible regularly at church and at home ... for us,… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
For when man comes to front the everlasting God, and look the splendor of His judgments in the face, personal integrity, the… — Frederick William Robertson Copy Share Image
The Christian church was designed to make sinners sweat. I have always believed that, and I still believe it. The messages preached… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
For centuries, Jews have been unjustly treated and despised. It is time they were treated with justice and humanity. God wills it… — Pope Pius XII Copy Share Image
The crisis in black America is threefold...economic...political...and spiritual. — Cornel West Copy Share Image
Though people are more important than money, I'm not convinced these large sums of money paid out to victims is the best.… — Uwem Akpan Copy Share Image
“Each of those churches shows certain books, which they call revelation, or the Word of God. The Jews say that their Word… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
Since the Church is to be servant to the poor, it is our fault if that wealth is not channeled to help… — Cesar Chavez Copy Share Image
In one sphere above all others, Anne Boleyn still had the power to influence him, and that was in the case of… — Alison Weir Copy Share Image
Rediscover the real meaning of the Great Commission. Beginning in our own prayer and devotional lives, we must begin to feel the… — K.P. Yohannan Copy Share Image
If this taxation exemptions for Church were rescinded, our property taxes would be substantially lowered, and those who rent houses and apartments… — Madalyn Murray O'Hair Copy Share Image
In revival, God is not concerned about filling empty churches, He is concerned about filling empty hearts. — Leonard Ravenhill Copy Share Image
My upbringing was in the church. We had to attend regularly. And, of course, the church provided a training ground for me,… — Aretha Franklin Copy Share Image
The Devil has seldom done a cleverer thing that hinting to the Church that part of their mission is to provide entertainment… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
... what I believe to be one of the major tragedies in the Church today. Namely, that evangelicals are biblical, but not… — John Stott Copy Share Image
“Now, there are things I like just fine about church, and I don’t just mean making money. The notion of getting together… — Nick Offerman Copy Share Image
I think there is a puritanical wind that is blowing. I have never seen such a lack of separation between church and… — Kevin Bacon Copy Share Image
Nowhere in the Word of God is there any text or passage or line that can be twisted or tortured into teaching… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
I used to do bell ringing in Benenden church. It was really good fun, actually. My best friend's dad was the local… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
You have no idea, right now, what some young person in your church will mean for the cause of Christ. Lean in,… — Albert Mohler Copy Share Image
I'm not sure if the shame/guilt distinction resonates for me. I just know that shame is a debilitating emotion that is perpetuated… — Marilyn Dumont Copy Share Image
I greet you from Smyrna together with the Churches of God present here with me. They comfort me in every way, both… — Ignatius of Antioch Copy Share Image
I am a vicar's daughter and still a practising member of the Church of England. — Theresa May Copy Share Image
Adulterers, in the first stages of the church, were excommunicated forever, and unqualified all their lives for bearing a part in Christian… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
I remember the first sermon I ever preached. I had four sermons. I preached them, all four in ten minutes. And that… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
When the acting all dries up, I won't be going there - either to the police force or to the church. I'll… — Nicola Walker Copy Share Image
People are not losing their religious needs, but they are going to three places to get their needs met. One is to… — Huston Smith Copy Share Image
[T]he bill exceeds the rightful authority to which governments are limited by the essential distinction between civil and religious functions, and violates… — James Madison Copy Share Image
You could remove the powerful preaching from our church and it would still continue. You could remove the administration of pastoral care… — David Yonggi Cho Copy Share Image
I had stopped going to church the moment I joined the Regiment. No more could my mother nag me into God's presence. — Spike Milligan Copy Share Image
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