“I used to know a carnival man turned preacher who said the key to his success was understanding the people of what… — James Lee Burke Copy Share Image
I talk to groups studying the most advanced spiritual teachings and sometimes these people wonder why nothing is happening in their lives.… — Peace Pilgrim Copy Share Image
Good-nature is that benevolent and amiable temper of mind which disposes us to feel the misfortunes and enjoy the happiness of others,… — Henry Fielding Copy Share Image
“Who are theologians? What kind of self-identity could or should a theologian claim? Should a theologian be a defender or transmitter of… — Namsoon Kang Copy Share Image
“As a preacher myself, let me be blunt here. Preaching itself can easily become just a subtle form of entertainment. When I… — Jim Cymbala Copy Share Image
To read the Bible is of itself a laudable occupation and can scarcely fail of being a useful employment of time; but… — John Quincy Adams Copy Share Image
And when they [American soldiers] came, they found fit comrades for their courage and their devotion. ... Joining hands with these, the… — Woodrow Wilson Copy Share Image
until it had been clearly explained that men were always and always partly wrong in all their ideas, life would be full… — Dorothy Richardson Copy Share Image
You may depend upon it, religion is, in its essence, the most gentlemanly thing in the world. It will alone gentilize, if… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
A quest for knowledge is not a war with faith; spirituality is not usually an infelicitous amalgam of superstition and philistinism; and… — Conrad Black Copy Share Image
“There is something worse than holding our silence while the lost of this world run headlong into hell: the crime of preaching… — Paul Washer Copy Share Image
To you, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism look very different, but to me they look the same. Many of you would… — Daniel Quinn Copy Share Image
We have often asserted, and we affirm it yet again, that no fact in history is better attested than the resurrection of… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
“It has been asserted that our century is characterized by an entirely new phenomenon: the appearance of people incapable of relating to… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
I am convinced that everything that is worth while in the world has been accomplished by the free, inquiring, critical spirit, and… — Sinclair Lewis Copy Share Image
Pretending that the world’s religions are the same does not make our world safer. Like all forms of ignorance, it makes our… — Stephen Prothero Copy Share Image
We try to evade the question of existence with property, prestige, power, possession, production, fun, and, ultimately, by trying to forget that… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
The genuinely spiritual person is one who has lost all desire to be anyone but exactly who he is, without labels and… — Vernon Howard Copy Share Image
“Whatever the "Christian conservatives" in America say, there is no one set of rightful opinions that follow on automatically from your belief.… — Francis Spufford Copy Share Image
In the true, original, catholic, evangelical religion of Jesus Christ, and in this alone, all the divided religions of Christendom find their… — Arthur Penrhyn Stanley Copy Share Image
“However, the path itself must eventually be abandoned, just as you abandon a boat when you reach the other shore. You must… — Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Copy Share Image
Remembering that God is my source, we are in the spiritual position of having an unlimited bank account. Most of us never… — Julia Cameron Copy Share Image
I have come to the conclusion that human beings are born with an innate capacity to triumph over trauma. I believe not… — Peter A. Levine Copy Share Image
“I do not know who I am anymore. I though I was animal. I am no longer so sure. It's hard to… — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
“It shall greatly help ye to understand the Scriptures if thou mark not only what is spoken or written, but of whom… — Miles Coverdale Copy Share Image
“First, just because people’s religious beliefs can be easily accommodated, it does not follow that they should. Sometimes accommodations reinforce sentiments that… — John Corvino Copy Share Image
“The word for religion that James uses here is threskeia, and like our English word religion, it can be used positively or… — Bruxy Cavey Copy Share Image
“Sometimes the worst conditions can often provide the best atmosphere to act in faith. God doesn't want our confidence regulated by our… — Beth Moore Copy Share Image
“The truth is, the human condition does not become spiritual; when conditions are ideal, our spiritual nature awakens and blossoms, allowing us… — Roy Eugene Davis Copy Share Image
Trouble arises when either science or religion claims universal jurisdiction, when either religious dogma or scientific dogma claims to be infallible. Religious… — Freeman Dyson Copy Share Image
“They keep telling you this: Have faith! But which faith? That is the crucial question! Here is a good faith you can… — Mehmet Murat ildan Copy Share Image
There are a lot of things I can take, and a few that I can't. What I can't take is when my… — M. Night Shyamalan Copy Share Image
“They tell you: Follow your dreams. Listen to your spirit. Change the world. Make your mark. Find your inner voice and make… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
We must not miss what this [Christ's once for all death on the cross] implies. It means that no religious observance or… — Ritu Ghatourey Copy Share Image
“I've always believed," she replied, "that if God is going to be strict about anything, that He will be strict about the… — J. M. Redmann Deaths of Jocasta Copy Share Image
“When church leaders make decisions driven by fear of man, the true church disappears. The truth is frequently unpopular, and standing up… — Mike McKinley Copy Share Image
“I'm not particularly in favor of doctrine or creed, ordination, the elevation of holy texts, the institution of church, or, for that… — Elizabeth J. Andrew Copy Share Image
Intuition is a combination of insight and imagination that was once attributed to spiritual communication. Mathematicians call it 'fuzzy logic,' drawing conclusions… — Jennifer James Copy Share Image
The objections to religion are of two sorts - intellectual and moral. The intellectual objection is that there is no reason to… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Do you believe in the existence of Socrates? Alexander the Great? Julius Caesar? If historicity is established by written records in multiple… — Dinesh D'Souza Copy Share Image
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