“It is generally argued that our experience of free will presents a compelling mystery: On the one hand, we can't make sense… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
This new large-scale spiritual awakening is occurring primarily not within the confines of the established religions, but outside of those structures. Some… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
I get asked, 'What do you miss most about being a pastor?' I think it's the intimacy, the incredible gift of intimacy.… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
“My spirit gets nourished in faraway places. Sometimes I wonder if it's a biological need, perhaps a biological flaw, that compels me… — Rita Golden Gelman Copy Share Image
Our ignorance of the cosmos is too vast to commit to atheism, and yet we know too much to commit to a… — David Eagleman Copy Share Image
Golden Rule lies at the heart of every religious and of every ethical system of morality, it what makes us look at… — Karen Armstrong Copy Share Image
“What is the basis of imitating Jesus? It cannot be his ways of being or his personal habits: imitation is never about… — René Girard Copy Share Image
Political organizations have slowly substituted themselves for the Churches as the places of believing practices, but for this very reason, they seem… — Michel de Certeau Copy Share Image
This having learnt, thou hast attained the sum Of wisdom; hope no higher, though all the stars Thou knew'st by name, and… — John Milton Copy Share Image
“The existance of many gods conveys true complexity of mortal life. Conversely, the assertion of but one god leads to a denial… — Steven Erikson Copy Share Image
Faith is a state of openness or trust...In other words, a person who is fanatic in matters of religion, and clings to… — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
“All religions have core beliefs that confound these innate expectations about the world, such as faith in physically powerful but essentially bodiless… — Scott Atran Copy Share Image
“Christianity, true Christianity, is experienced when we crucify the anger, pride, vanity and lust that dwells within ourselves and consciously replace it… — Jason Versey Copy Share Image
Religion is not an imitation of Jesus or Mohammed. Even if an imitation is good, it is never genuine. Be not an… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
“Some of you seek for faith much in the same way as you would dig for a well. You turn the eye… — Robert Murray McCheyne Copy Share Image
One reason there are so many unhappy Christians is they feel God should be doing them favors and heaping upon them material… — Jamie Buckingham Copy Share Image
“Purpose transcends personality. It is important for supportive ministers to serve based on their awareness of God's purpose. His purpose is foundational… — Tony Cooke Copy Share Image
Those who embrace belief in Christ Jesus are bound together in Him, in a real yet incomplete way, in his Body, the… — Vincent Nichols Copy Share Image
Every choice we make contains the energy of either faith or fear, and the outcome of every decision reflects to some extent… — Caroline Myss Copy Share Image
This religion teaches that 6,000 years ago God made the first man out of dust - not even mud - and the… — Charles Chilton Moore Copy Share Image
“It is this personal knowledge that is the basis of discipleship, and it involves more than reading the Bible, memorizing Scripture, and… — Robby Gallaty Copy Share Image
Accustom yourself to believe that death is nothing to us, for good and evil imply awareness, and death is the privation of… — Epicurus Copy Share Image
Knowledge and liberty are so prevalent in this country, that I do not believe that the United States would ever be disposed… — Oliver Wolcott Copy Share Image
I agree with those who argue that it is possible to distil from the religions of the world their common values and… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
A Ten-Point Plan for Increased Spirituality: 1. Read Scriptures Daily. 2. Pray Fervently and Sincerely. 3. Fast Meaningfully. 4. Retire Early and… — Joe J. Christensen Copy Share Image
Truth as a cultural ideal has functioned as an opiate, perhaps the only serious opiate of the modern world. Karl Marx said… — Immanuel Wallerstein Copy Share Image
“Unease, anxiety, tension, stress, worry — all forms of fear — are caused by too much future, and not enough presence. Guilt,… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
We call the one side [of humanity] religion, and we call the other science. Religion is always right. ... Science is always… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
The spirit of a people, its cultural level, its social structure, the deeds its policy may prepare—all this and more is written… — Joseph A. Schumpeter Copy Share Image
“I am not saying all of this in the spirit of “provocation,” I hope, but merely to try out these reflections on… — Scott Cowdell Copy Share Image
“The task of these emerging churches, they contend, is one of "dismantling first and then...rebuilding." They realize that this makes the traditional… — Jim Belcher Copy Share Image
“When we use our intelligence to comprehend and implement Gita wisdom, then it forms a bridge that takes us from the visible… — Chaitanya Charan Das Copy Share Image
“Try this receipt, O believer, whenever thou art sad of heart and in heaviness of spirit: forget thyself and thy little concerns,… — Charles H. Spurgeon Copy Share Image
And this I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. And… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
[F]or avoiding the extremes of despotism or anarchy . . . the only ground of hope must be on the morals of… — Gouverneur Morris Copy Share Image
Some people are tempted most strongly at the beginning of their spiritual life, others near the end. Some are troubled all their… — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
“Memory Verse Study Guide Jesus’ mission statement for the church is to make disciples. These pivotal verses (Matthew 28:18-20) are commonly referred… — Greg Ogden Copy Share Image
“There have been thousands of different religions through time. And the followers of each of these religions believe that their founders received… — Douglas E. Richards Copy Share Image
To make the sign of the cross is to pronounce a visible and public yes to him who died for us and… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
“The down cycle is absolutely essential for spiritual realization. You must have failed deeply on some level or experienced some deep loss… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
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