The Christian Coalition of Alabama will work to ensure that reckless trial lawyers and activist judges will not be able to open… — Johnny Giles Copy Share Image
I'm homesick everywhere I go, but England has a negative effect on my spirit to a profound degree. That trip from Heathrow… — Mark Kozelek Copy Share Image
“One thing the Bible does not do: it does not denigrate the mind. The Bible is not anti-intellectual. Rather it gives the… — James W. Sire Copy Share Image
“There are a set of religious, or rather moral writers, who teach that virtue is the certain road to happiness, and vice… — Henry Fielding Copy Share Image
The ways in which theological constructs pose questions about what it is to be a human being on this earth are deeply… — Ayana Mathis Copy Share Image
“Faith is often lauded as a positive quality, but it is, in fact, very intellectually lazy. Faith precludes scientific thinking and the… — Atheist Republic Copy Share Image
Mission [is] understood as being derived from the very nature of God. It [is] thus put in the context of the Trinity,… — David Bosch Copy Share Image
“Before the invention of the moveable type printing press by Gutenburg in 1439, Bibles were copied by hand and extremely expensive. Only… — Andrew M. Davis Copy Share Image
Before science, before the eighteenth century, religion answered the questions, and so in the nineteenth century for instance there was a real… — Nell Irvin Painter Copy Share Image
I'm not religious, but I am spiritual. I have my own relationship with a being that I consider to be everywhere. All… — Ron Perlman Copy Share Image
Going to religious places gives me clarity. When I am sitting there, I am in a state of gratitude with my defence… — Arjun Rampal Copy Share Image
A woman of faith is blessed by faithful men in her life who hold the priesthood of God and honor this privilege:… — Margaret D. Nadauld Copy Share Image
“Those who speak in spiritual terms routinely refer to God as creator but seldom see "creator" as the literal term for "artist".… — Julia Cameron Copy Share Image
There's no doubt that the Christian right has gone to bed with the more conservative elements of the Republican Party. And there's… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
For me, religious festivals and celebrations have become an important way to teach my children about how we can transform living with… — Randa Abdel-Fattah Copy Share Image
“Our practical faith in progress has ramified and hardened into an ideology -- a secular religion which, like the religions that progress… — Ronald Wright Copy Share Image
If the spirit has passed through a great many sensations, possibly it can no longer be sated with them, but grows more… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
“My parents, and librarians along the way, taught me about the space between words; about the margins, where so many juicy moments… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“No scripture comes directly from God. They are collections of rules or values or both, that were shaped by the socio-economic conditions… — Siddharth Katragadda Copy Share Image
There are hundreds of millions who believe the Messiah has come. If he did, then it is unfortunately the case that his… — Steve Allen Copy Share Image
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“You don’t have to go to church and sit in a pew to find faith. Look into the eyes of a newborn… — Greever Williams Copy Share Image
Narrative Collapse is what happens when we no longer have time in which to tell a story. Remote controls and DVRs give… — Douglas Rushkoff Copy Share Image
Some have suffered death to make it possible for us to have the scriptures today. Historically, the scriptures in the Bible were… — L. Lionel Kendrick Copy Share Image
I am convinced that the majority of the religious hierarchy today deplores the hardship inflicted on our people. I am referring not… — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
Everybody knows how awful the world is and what a terrible situation it is and each person distorts it in a certain… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
“In all poor countries, where general culture is not very advanced, monasteries give to the masses the silence, poetry and music, for… — Lyubov Dostoyevskaya Copy Share Image
“To man has been given the grief, often, of seeing his gods overthrown and his altars crumbling; but to the wolf and… — Jack London Copy Share Image
“Americans, whether armed or not, were still looking everywhere but at social class when parsing the texture of their lives. It wasn’t… — Dan Baum Copy Share Image
A little exposure to the philosophy of many Eastern spiritual traditions - including yoga - could easily lead you to conclude that… — Rod Stryker Copy Share Image
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“A civilization is integral and healthy to the extent [that] it is founded on the "invisible" or "underlying" religion, the religio perennis,… — Frithjof Schuon Copy Share Image
“O Lord and Master of my life, take from me the spirit of sloth, faintheartedness, lust of power, and idle talk. “But… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Like, my feelings on religion are starting to morph. I'm still very much an atheist, except that I don't necessarily see religion… — Patton Oswalt Copy Share Image
Embrace the faith that every challenge surmounted by your energy; every problem solved by your wisdom; every soul stirred by your passion;… — Madeleine Albright Copy Share Image
“It is widely unknown, but nonetheless true that Catholicism fervently promotes the 'spiritual disciplines' whereas Protestantism has largely neglected them altogether. Does… — R. Alan Woods Copy Share Image
“It would not be fair to say that the fire stole my faith, since in truth it has been slipping away from… — Elissa Janine Hoole Copy Share Image
The Christian faith is the most exciting drama that ever staggered the imagination of man-and the dogma is the drama ... The… — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
Baptism is a sign to God, to angels, and to heaven that we do the will of God, and there is no… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
We are also told that this Spirit will enlighten our minds, fill our souls with joy, and help us know all things… — Julie B. Beck Copy Share Image
![“Mission [is] understood as being derived from the very nature of God. It [is] thus put in the context of the Trinity, not of ecclesiology or soteriology. The classical doctrine of the missio dei as God the Father sending the Son, and God the Father and the Son sending the Spirit [is] expanded to…” quote by David Bosch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1b/david-bosch-49039_church_mission-is-understood-as-being-derived-f_2616990.jpg)
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