“I have often noticed that these things, which obsess me, neither bother nor impress other people even slightly. I am horribly apt… — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
I can rise above the humility of my failure with an intense desire to search deeper and a blind faith that some… — Emily Carr Copy Share Image
“A disciple motivated by the spiritual license drinks from the empty cup of spiritual freedom. Gospel-centered disciples drink deeply from the cup… — Jonathan K. Dodson Copy Share Image
We do not weary of eating and sleeping every day, for hunger and sleepiness recur. Without that we should weary of them.… — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
There can be no doubt that the young of today have to be protected against certain poisonous effects inherent in present-day civilization.… — Kurt Hahn Copy Share Image
“There are, indeed, several ways in which religion is not just amoral, but positively immoral. And these faults and crimes are not… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
There are four accounts of the gospel itself! The momentous events of the conception, birth, life, teaching, death, resurrection, and ascension of… — Christopher J. H. Wright Copy Share Image
The spiritual path is not a solo endeavor. In fact, the very notion of a self who is trying to free her/… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
The spirit in the body is like wine in a glass; when it spills, it seeps into air and earth and light….It’s… — Anne Michaels Copy Share Image
To me, science is an expression of the human spirit, which reaches every sphere of human culture. It gives an aim and… — Isidor Isaac Rabi Copy Share Image
“UNIQUE AND UNUSUAL Luke is the only Gospel to share Jesus’ stories (“parables”) of the good Samaritan (10:25–37), the prodigal son (15:11–32),… — Paul Kent Copy Share Image
Christianity is not the faith of the complacent, the comfortable or of the timid. It demands and creates heroic souls like Wesley,… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
To me, ideology is corrupt; it's a parasite on religious structures. To be an ideologue is to have all of the terrible… — Jordan Peterson Copy Share Image
“But a central message there is, and it is the recognition of this that has led to the common treatment of the… — Philip W Comfort Copy Share Image
“Islamophilia’. And it has gripped the Western world. It could be defined as the expression of disproportionate adoration of Islam. I don’t… — Douglas Murray Copy Share Image
“Calvin unceasingly studied the church fathers and the medieval doctors, and this was reflected in his writings. He saw himself engaged in… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It is quite clear to me that the religious paradise of youth, which [I] lost, was a first attempt to free myself… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
“Trust and faith in man are hard to come by. You can find yourself disappointed and hurt because of following your heart.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Once I falsely hoped to meet with beings who, pardoning my outward form, would love me for the excellent qualities which I… — Mary Shelley Copy Share Image
Science and religion are very much alike. Both are imaginative and creative aspects of the human mind. The appearance of a conflict… — John Eccles Copy Share Image
We believe in honesty, morality, and purity; but when they enact tyrannical laws, forbidding us the free exercise of our religion, we… — John Taylor Copy Share Image
Let's say you don't want to stress the urgency of the gospel. Imagine that you are a hyper-Calvinist, and you just figure… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
If you yourself do not cut the lines that tie you to the dock, God will have to use a storm to… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
“[re: I Corinthians 15:34,58] "The present life of the church, in other words, is not about "soul-making," the attempt to produce or… — N.T. Wright Copy Share Image
“Think about how much of your Bible, Old and New Testaments, is in the form not of doctrinal statements but of stories.… — Layton Talbert Copy Share Image
There are three points of doctrine the belief of which forms the foundation of all morality. The first is the existence of… — John Quincy Adams Copy Share Image
“There are a thousand questions that at times come up, and the attempt to answer them becomes a weariness and a burden.… — Andrew Murray Copy Share Image
When those you love die, the best you can do is honor their spirit for as long as you live. You make… — Patrick Swayze Copy Share Image
“You don't like the Goths?" "No! Not with the persecution we have to put up with!" "Persecution?" "Religious persecution. We won't stand… — L. Sprague De Camp Copy Share Image
“Perhaps the best way to understand the book of Revelation is that it is a prophetic critique of civil religion. By civil… — Brian Zahnd Copy Share Image
I don't like it when religions take it to the point where they discredit all other religions, because how could one sector… — Adrianne Lenker Copy Share Image
“Of course, when you shut off your brain from rational analysis, any book is dangerous. Taking literally ancient parables from thousands of… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
You must know the difference between imagination, theoretical knowledge and true realization. Could you nourish yourself by only listening to a talk… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
“Religious feeling is thus an absolute addition to the subject's range of life. It gives him a new sphere of power. When… — William James Copy Share Image
“Exactly what don't I think is beautiful? Listen, I don't care what you say about my race, creed, or religion, Fatty, but… — J.D. Salinger Copy Share Image
The efficacy of religion lies precisely in what is not rational, philosophic, nor eternal; its efficacy lies in the unforeseen, the miraculous,… — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
Right now, culturally, we're seeing a really interesting evolution in ideas about spirituality and the world, right? The number of people who… — Adam Frank Copy Share Image
“Once upon a time, wasn’t singing a part of everyday life as much as talking, physical exercise, and religion? Our distant ancestors,… — Pete Seeger Copy Share Image
“An emaciated gospel leads to emaciated worship. It lowers our eyes from God to self and cheapens what God has accomplished for… — Greg Gilbert Copy Share Image
My mother was religious; she was knowledgeable about mythology and scriptures; she could tell the metaphysical nuances and make the story come… — Vilayanur S. Ramachandran Copy Share Image
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