Before I was born my mother was in great agony of spirit and in a tragic situation. She could take no food… — Isadora Duncan Copy Share Image
There are two methods for the literary study of any book - the first being the study of its thought and emotion;… — Lafcadio Hearn Copy Share Image
“Yes, brothers and sisters, the mission of the Church is glorious-to invite all of us to come unto Christ through proclaiming the… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
“language in other words which submits to its audience, rather than instructing, informing, moving, challenging and even entertaining them, is no longer… — Adam Nicolson Copy Share Image
In medieval times, the Church used to sell 'indulgences' for money. This amounted to paying for some number of days' remission from… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
I have learned to prize holy ignorance more highly than religious certainty and to seek companions who have arrived at the same… — Barbara Brown Taylor Copy Share Image
“Christianity is a religion in a rush. Look at the world created in seven days. Even on a symbolic level, that's creation… — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
“Holding an expectation of God actually honors Him. A heart of faith-filled expectation says, ‘I know You are good. I know You… — Kristen M. Smeltzer Copy Share Image
This great country, this India, is woven of the rich individual strands of our regions, languages, religions, traditions, and communities through the… — Sonia Gandhi Copy Share Image
“Grace to you and peace from i him j who is and k who was and who is to come, and from l the seven spirits… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“At least two important conservative thinkers, Ayn Rand and Leo Strauss, were unbelievers or nonbelievers and in any case contemptuous of Christianity.… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“We may not use the sword to advance the church's mission anymore, but the sword is no longer the predominant instrument of… — Skye Jethani Copy Share Image
Freedom conceives that the mind and spirit of man can be free only if he is free to pattern his own life,… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
The spiritual life is not a special career, involving abstraction from the world of things. It is a part of every man's… — Evelyn Underhill Copy Share Image
“The path is paved with consistent, conscious mental and spiritual alertness and the gradual growth of goodness in our heart and clarity… — Donna Goddard Copy Share Image
“I gotta see them folks that's gone out on the road. I got a feelin' I got to see them. They gonna… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
But when did you see her, talk to me? When did you see her go into the cave? Why did you threaten… — Jean M. Auel Copy Share Image
It is with a rush of home-sickness that the thought of death presents itself… Such sentiment is the eternal stock of all… — Walter Pater Copy Share Image
The Bible unites its interpreters as a shared focus of attention, but it does not demand consensus. On the contrary, it invites… — Zygmunt Bauman Copy Share Image
“Reform suggests that you have already been solidified into a self. You were not. You were barely fifteen. You learn that the… — Addie Zierman Copy Share Image
“One reader of an early draft of this chapter complained at this point, saying that by treating the hypothesis of God as… — Daniel C. Dennett Copy Share Image
“Even in my profession how little the art of reading has been studied! how little a clear manner, and good delivery, have… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
History, I believe, furnishes no example of a priest-ridden people maintaining a free civil government. This marks the lowest grade of ignorance… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“I had the view of a castle of romance inhabited by a rosy spirit, such a place as would somehow, for diversion… — Henry James Copy Share Image
The Supreme Court has insulted you over and over again, Lord. They've taken your Bible away from the schools. They've forbidden little… — Pat Robertson Copy Share Image
What sets Christian spiritual activity apart from all other religions is that they have knowledge of Christ as their goal; not moral… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
“Is there no God? What is his correct address? Which street does he live in? Is he up there? There is no… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
Struggles are a part of the sacred sanctification process. There are no soft or slothful ways to become sanctified to the point… — L. Lionel Kendrick Copy Share Image
It will greatly help you to understand scripture if you note - no only what is spoken and written, but of whom… — Myles Coverdale Copy Share Image
“When we are born, we emerge into this world with new eyes and a spirit of wonder. Everything is a marvel to… — Cassandra Blizzard Copy Share Image
Biblical law permits voluntary slavery because it recognizes that some people are not able to maintain a position of independence . .… — R.J. Rushdoony Copy Share Image
The year 1776, celebrated as the birth year of the nation and for the signing of the Declaration of Independence, was for… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
“to some parts of biblical teaching,” and “B” beliefs, which contradict Christian truth (“B” doctrines) and “lead listeners to find some Christian… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
the leading error of the human mind, - the bane of human happiness - the perverter of human virtue ... is Religion… — Frances Wright Copy Share Image
“Had you accepted that third counsel of the mighty spirit, you would have furnished all that man seeks on earth, that is:… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
Let it simply be asked where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation deserts… — George Washington Copy Share Image
I have faith that God will care for me, and God does provide my needs. I don't in any way feel insecure… — Peace Pilgrim Copy Share Image
Remember, then, that you received a spiritual seal, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of knowledge and reverence, the spirit… — Ambrose Copy Share Image
They don't allow you to go any further unless you can do this bomb suit training, because it puts such a mental… — Jeremy Renner Copy Share Image
There are a few people out there with whom you fit just so, and, amazingly, you keep fitting just so even after… — Lauren F. Winner Copy Share Image
