But in order to have an adult faith, most of us have to outgrow and unlearn much of what we were taught… — Kathleen Norris Copy Share Image
This country has gotten seriously off track under the Supreme Court when it went so far as to limit the right of… — John Cornyn Copy Share Image
The role of the pastor is to embody the gospel. And of course to get it embodied, which you can only do… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
“Religion exists to explain the unexplained, to calm our fear of dying, but all it does is breed more fear and hatred.” — Javier Robayo Copy Share Image
Harvard pulsates with life and thought of all kinds, and religion should not be left out of its ongoing discussions. — Alexandra Petri Copy Share Image
A City University of New York study done in 1991 revealed that nearly 90% of the American people identify themselves religiously as… — William Bennett Copy Share Image
“While many congregations are less than vibrant, my experience has shown that where the Word is taught, the Spirit of the Lord… — Tim LaHaye Copy Share Image
If you preachers would start winning souls everywhere you go, you wouldn't have to get a book of illustrations to preach from… — Jack Hyles Copy Share Image
Many civil marriages are not considered 'holy matrimony' by religious institutions because they do not conform to the rules of the religious… — Tom Suozzi Copy Share Image
Understand and apply this vital principle to your life: Your exercise of faith builds character. Fortified character expands your capacity to exercise… — Richard G. Scott Copy Share Image
“The Bible is not a set of instructions that can give us simple answers,” wrote Webber, “nor a text with which to… — Sara Miles Copy Share Image
There are a lot of Christian fundamentalists; there are a lot of Muslim extremists. Every religion - Mormonism - has something way… — Patrick Wilson Copy Share Image
To .. all the dispossessed youth of Africa: for perpetuation of communion with ancestral spirits through the fight for African freedom, and… — Jomo Kenyatta Copy Share Image
You ought not to accept the claim that this is a religious practice. I think that's, frankly, problematic for Islam, for well-intentioned… — Jason Kenney Copy Share Image
“And so will I here state just plainly and briefly that I accept God. But I must point out one thing: if… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
The writer is a spiritual anarchist, as in the depth of his soul every man is. He is discontented with everything and… — William Saroyan Copy Share Image
He, however, who begins with Metaphysics, will not only become confused in matters of religion, but will fall into complete infidelity. — Maimonides Copy Share Image
The idealists and visionaries, foolish enough to throw caution to the winds and express their ardor and faith in some supreme deed,… — Emma Goldman Copy Share Image
It's in that convergence of spiritual people becoming active and active people becoming spiritual that the hope of humanity now rests. — Van Jones Copy Share Image
Maybe I've just been incredibly fortunate, but there's a level of dedication, devotion, intensity and seriousness around me every day. — Andrea Riseborough Copy Share Image
Religion does not confirm that there are hungry people in the world; it interprets the hungry to be our brethren whom we… — Dorothee Solle Copy Share Image
I love disappearing. That's what acting is. For me it's about putting on a persona, stepping into a pair of shoes. It's… — Sally Hawkins Copy Share Image
“True faith has no eyes, no ability to see. Instead, the Father left us with the most precious little grain—a tiny little… — Ursula Denise Walker Copy Share Image
Spiritual maturity is not measured by how much scripture you quote or how loud and long your prayers. Spiritual maturity is becoming… — Collins Hasty Copy Share Image
The main problem in the Christian life is that we have not thought out the deep implications of the gospel, we have… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Resurrection does not simply spell the survival of the soul but requires the transformation of the world as we know it. — Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza Copy Share Image
“[after discussion about what evil is, a question asked to Elphaba on why she killed Madame Morrible] "Why did you do it?"… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
Men have been obliged to make for themselves a notion of what religion is, long before the science of religions started its… — Emile Durkheim Copy Share Image
“Fasting, prayer, and almsgiving build the third pillar of the eremitic rigor that helps to develop the spiritual life.” — Cornelius Wencel Copy Share Image
You get faith by studying the Word. Study that Word until something in you "knows that you know" and that you do… — Carrie Judd Montgomery Copy Share Image
Religious power, which, as I have already said, frequently identifies itself with political power, has always been a protagonist of this bitter… — Salvatore Quasimodo Copy Share Image
Just for being a religion at all you're as complicit as the rest in the retardation of the human intellectual progress. — Doug Stanhope Copy Share Image
People relate to the spirit of the band, which is to live your way and succeed on your own terms. There's no… — Paul Stanley Copy Share Image
We help God's children best by providing ways to build faith in Jesus Christ and in His restored gospel when they are… — Henry B. Eyring Copy Share Image
Among the many signs of a lively faith and hope we have in eternal life, one of the surest is not being… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I remember that the priest finally said to me, 'You wouldn't like to have a religion that makes things easy for you.'… — Don Adams Copy Share Image
In my state of spiritual abstraction, I no longer belong to myself and to my eyesight. I am nothing more than a… — Reinhold Messner Copy Share Image
Prayer offered without faith by a person that doesn't truly believe God exists will not be effective. Sin in our lives that… — Anne Graham Lotz Copy Share Image
“Vitrag’ means that even if someone hurts him, swears at him, abducts his daughter, even then he remains unaffected. Vitrag is beyond… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
We're not always going to understand why something happens.True faith is trusting even when it doesn't make sense — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
![“[after discussion about what evil is, a question asked to Elphaba on why she killed Madame Morrible] "Why did you do it?" asked the hostess with spirit. The Witch shrugged. "For fun? Maybe evil is an art form.” quote by Gregory Maguire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/435/gregory-maguire-547_art-form_after-discussion-about-what-evil-is-a-qu_2190643.png)
