...the only thing that makes the Church endurable is that it is somehow the body of Christ and that on this we… — Flannery O'Connor Copy Share Image
Some people who experience a religious conversion seem to undergo a personality change. They can be quite congenial and easygoing when talking… — Darrel Ray Copy Share Image
It is not to be understood that I am with him (Jesus Christ) in all his doctrines. I am a Materialist; he… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“Where there is uncertainty, I shall bring light Where there is doubt, I shall sow faith Where there is shame, I shall… — Litany of Devotion Copy Share Image
“Why did I, like thousands of others, have to carry a cross I hadn't chosen, a cross which was not made for… — Philippe Claudel Copy Share Image
The religious quality of Marxism also explains a characteristic attitude of the orthodox Marxist toward opponents. To him, as to any believer… — Joseph A. Schumpeter Copy Share Image
The real goal of a spiritual tradition should not be ascent, but openness, vulnerability, and this does not require great experiences but,… — Morris Berman Copy Share Image
“• God is man squared. That is to say, God is man raised to a higher power. • Man is the root,… — Bill Yarrow Copy Share Image
“When we were first born, Spirit was our predominate guide, but as we ‘matured,’ our society quickly cured us of that. I… — Doug Burnett Copy Share Image
“In a misguided abdication of our prophetic calling, many churches have allowed themselves to become internally segregated by age. Most began with… — David Kinnaman Copy Share Image
Any man who would change the World in a significant way must have showmanship, a genial willingness to shed other people's blood,… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
The only debatable issue, it seems to me, is whether it is more ridiculous to turn to experts in social theory for… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
When I look at the Republicans, I am tempted to dismiss them as the Treason Party. Seriously, were a band of traitors… — Neil Steinberg Copy Share Image
Are public school textbooks biased? Are they censored? The answer to both is yes. And the nature of the bias is clear:… — Paul Vitz Copy Share Image
“The Church teaches that all men who by no fault of their own do not know Christ and his Church but sincerely… — Christoph Schönborn Copy Share Image
I believe that when I die I shall rot, and nothing of my ego will survive. I am not young, and I… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
The level above Man is called the Kingdom of Heaven or Kingdom of God in the Gospels. It has many other names… — Maurice Nicoll Copy Share Image
Conservative evangelicals don't want government support for our faith, because we believe God created all consciences free and a state-coerced act of… — Russell D. Moore Copy Share Image
“Marriage or no marriage, children or no children, life - the real life - is lived in the spirit, and I hold… — Dorothy Whipple Copy Share Image
“It seems to me that the greatest triumph of any human rights movement, be it fighting for racial, religious, sexual or gender… — Kate Griffin Copy Share Image
When my reason is afloat, my faith cannot long remain in suspense, and I believe in God as firmly as in any… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau Copy Share Image
“The Bible may be the Greatest Story Ever Told, but the most popular story you can ever tell is about a good-looking… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
When I was first introduced to Buddhism in a high school World Studies class, I dismissed it out of hand. This was… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
“Whether one believes that transformation is effected by the will of an outer force, or the willingness of an inner self, does… — Marya Hornbacher Copy Share Image
We are a people of different faiths, but we are one. Which faith conquers the other is not the question; rather, the… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
A true spiritual practitioner is someone who has discovered that it is possible to be at ease in the world for no… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
In his book The Quest of the Historical Jesus, the most definitive study that's ever been done on the subject, Albert Schweitzer… — Madalyn Murray O'Hair Copy Share Image
“All apostolic ministry in some sense involves this return to the founding message as well as purpose. The missional task that follows… — Alan Hirsch Copy Share Image
At a theoretical level, I think a naturalist approach to religion is just asking questions I'm not interested in. They're perfectly legitimate… — George Pattison Copy Share Image
Well, the truth is that we are all mystical and that there is something going on that can't be explained. Outside of… — Tricky Copy Share Image
Look at Andrew Roe's The Miracle Girl from one angle and you'll see an incisive and insightful critique of America at the… — Doug Dorst Copy Share Image
True spiritual knowledge has sometimes flourished most grandly in some who were without eloquence and almost illiterate. And this is very clearly… — John Cassian Copy Share Image
“The water of the Spirit of God fills you up to the point of overflowing, but that does not mean that it… — James W. Goll Copy Share Image
If you go forward in the spirit of the original apostles and followers of Jesus Christ, trusting not in man but in… — Adam Clarke Copy Share Image
“During this time I came to understand a lot about myself, human beings, faith and the meaning of marriage and friendship. The… — Kristiane Backer Copy Share Image
All religions and all communities have the same rights, and it is my responsibility to ensure their complete and total protection. My… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
“In many (most?) churches there are programs and activities... but so little worship. There are songs and anthems and musicals... but so… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
If our prayer is “Dear God, please use me to be of service,” then that is what we will be. And it… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
I find that when I get casual in my relationships with divinity and when it seems that no divine ear is listening… — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
Must the Christian go around looking for a cross to bear, seeking to suffer? No, insisted Bonhoeffer. Opportunities for bearing crosses will… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
