“This is one of the hard-and-fast ironies of the Christian tradition: views that at one time were the majority opinion, or at… — bart D. Ehrman Copy Share Image
Itjtawy was ancient Egypt's capital for over four hundred years, at a period of time called the Middle Kingdom about four thousand… — Sarah Parcak Copy Share Image
“In great deeds, something abides. On great fields something stays. Forms change and pass; bodies disappear, but spirits linger, to consecrate the… — Joshua Chamberlain Copy Share Image
Let the gentleman go to Revelation to learn the decree of God - let him go to the Bible. . . .… — Jefferson Davis Copy Share Image
Some people feel that others believe in God because they fear death. Why should I fear death if there is no God?… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
If a person trains his mind to walk in the spirit, and brings his whole mind to bear upon its operations, and… — Orson Pratt Copy Share Image
“Since God is the author, the Bible is authoritative. It is absolute in its authority for human thought and behaviour. "As the… — Robertson McQuilkin Copy Share Image
I think we spend so much of our lives trying to pretend that we know what's going to happen next. In fact… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Many feel that the church (if it’s necessary at all) is primarily intended to serve our individual spiritual needs or to group… — Tish Harrison Warren Copy Share Image
As the twentieth century began, science equaled a materialistic worldview. As the twenty-first century began, the worldview of science, at least of… — Huston Smith Copy Share Image
Unable to create a meaningful life for itself, the personality takes its own revenge: from the lower depths comes a regressive form… — Lewis Mumford Copy Share Image
“After a few generations of warfare, though, the fanatics were either killed along with their backups, or were persuaded to modify their… — Walter Jon Williams Copy Share Image
It is said about Lord Buddha sadaya-hrdaya darsita-pasu-ghatam. He saw the whole human race going to hell by this animal killing. So… — A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Copy Share Image
“religions merit our attention for their sheer conceptual ambition; for changing the world in a way that few secular institutions ever have.… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
Northeastern conservatism is moderate, accepts the modern welfare state, and dislikes mixing religion with politics. Western conservatism is hawkish, hates government, and… — Jacob Weisberg Copy Share Image
“When love and hate are both absent, everything becomes clear and undisguised. Make the slightest distinction, however, and heaven and earth are… — Hsin Hsin Ming Copy Share Image
“You should try smiling, yourself,' he had said with a sudden flash of spirit. 'Do you never tire of being displeased, Darcy?… — Mary Street Copy Share Image
“His touch is incredible, it holds my insides, my heart, my mind, shimmering hot heat into cold places, thawing my spirit... and… — Poppet Copy Share Image
No one is born hating another person because of the color of their skin, their background, or their religion. People must learn… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I would that our farmers when they cut down a forest felt some of that awe which the old Romans did when… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
“With regard to religion, finally, it may be briefly said that she believed in God in much the same way as she… — E.F. Benson Copy Share Image
All religions and cultures suffer from sources that preach hate against the 'other.' Throughout history some have, tragically, practiced what their sources… — Alan Dershowitz Copy Share Image
When I use the word 'healing,' by that I mean that every disease has a physical element that we're very good at… — Abraham Verghese Copy Share Image
“Everyone is in a process of spiritual formation. We are being shaped into either the wholeness of the image of Christ or… — M. Robert Mulholland Jr Copy Share Image
I suppose that one of the greatest benefits of studying Isaiah is the process of studying Isaiah. Searching the scriptures puts you… — John Bytheway Copy Share Image
“In short, he must exhibit every spiritual gift God intended to be dispersed throughout the entire church. The cultural expectations on pastors… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Religion is a way to make order from chaos, and I think economics is not dissimilar. In religion and in economics, you're… — Stephen J. Dubner Copy Share Image
“O Allah! If I worship You for fear of Hell, burn me in Hell, and if I worship You in hope of… — Rābiʻah al-ʻAdawīyah Copy Share Image
Every other sect supposes itself in possession of the truth, and that those who differ are so far in the wrong. Like… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Secular humanists should recognize those forms of religion as allies in the struggle for human advancement. They should also learn from them,… — Philip Kitcher Copy Share Image
“All of my secrets and scars and wishes and dreams can live together in this one body without shame, without blame, and… — Anna White Copy Share Image
Pause and remember - The spiritual path is not always going to be smooth and easy. There are going to be difficult… — Jennifer Young Copy Share Image
Pope Francis has taught us by his example how we can witness with our lives and actions to our faith and moral… — John I. Jenkins Copy Share Image
I believe that the spirit of God enters into the details and if we ask for guidance we will be led to… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
“Being a theologian is not a matter of skillfully using methods but of being imbued with the theological spirit. . . liberation… — Leonardo Boff and Clodovis Boff Copy Share Image
“For the humanists, whatever authority Scripture might possess derived from the original texts in their original languages, rather than from the Vulgate,… — Alister E. McGrath Copy Share Image
“More we know more we know our ignorance. Darkness can be perceived with the help of light. Facts are stranger than fiction.… — Ajay Kansal Copy Share Image
What nearly everybody in my life had misunderstood about Satanism was that it is not about ritual sacrifices, digging up graves and… — Marilyn Manson Copy Share Image
“Tell me: How do you know that you won't be killed by a falling meteor? How do you know that you shut… — Fletcher Wortmann Copy Share Image
Christ Arose To declare death hell and the grave defeated, Everlasting Life now reigns for the children of the lord to stand… — Jo Sneed Copy Share Image
