“Years ago, Aaron and I were talking with the pastor of a fast-growing church, and another friend, a more seasoned pastor. The… — Shauna Niequist Copy Share Image
The bosom of America is open to receive not only the Opulent and respected Stranger, but the oppressed and persecuted of all… — George Washington Copy Share Image
“It requires an act of extreme arrogance to think that we can - through God or science - learn even the most… — Michel Templet Copy Share Image
Jesus went to the cross for sins He didn't commit. Hello! You can carry a grudge just thinking about that, but don't… — Monica Johnson Copy Share Image
“As to the distribution of the booty, it would seem from Lee's report and expense account that they were all involved. Lee… — Juanita Brooks Copy Share Image
No church is healthy enough to resist contamination from persistent sin in its midst, any more than the healthiest and most nutritious… — John Macarthur Copy Share Image
“To deny our errors is to deny ourself, for to be human is to be imperfect, somehow error—prone. To be human is… — Ernest Kurtz and Katherine Ketcham Copy Share Image
In prayer, we stand where angels bow with veiled faces. There, even there, the cherubim and seraphim adore before that selfsame throne… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
Sex, creativity, music, art, family, love, beauty, and creative imagination are all part of the spiritual path in the tantric traditions. So… — Surya Das Copy Share Image
First, I think it proper to express my unshaken opinion of the immortality of my soul or mind; and to dedicate and… — Henry Knox Copy Share Image
Your body can be very female, which is something you can do nothing about, but then you can have the soul, the… — Sonia Rykiel Copy Share Image
“My mother used to tell me to be a leader, never a follower. As a respect to my the words of my… — Lionel Suggs Copy Share Image
“I call this theory mystical pluralism because of its similarity to John Hick’s pluralist interpretation of religion. The theory is essentialist in both… — Randall Studstill Copy Share Image
Daily simple, sincere, and mighty prayers lift our lives to a higher spiritual altitude. In our prayers we praise God, give thanks… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf Copy Share Image
I'm not one who learned the Koran through recitation as a child, but one thing that always stands out is that there's… — Daayiee Abdullah Copy Share Image
What comfort there is in a cheerful spirit! how the heart leaps up to meet a sunshiny face, a merry tongue, an… — Dinah Maria Murlock Craik Copy Share Image
“Trial began on Friday, July 23, 1875... the jury which was finally selected consisted of eight Mormons, three Gentiles, and one Jack… — Juanita Brooks Copy Share Image
The promulgation of the great doctrines of religion, the being, and attributes, and providence of one Almighty God: the responsibility to him… — Joseph Story Copy Share Image
I think enormous harm is done by religion - not just in the name of religion, but actually by religion. ... Many… — Steven Weinberg Copy Share Image
“Spiritualizing sex is actually a movement of energy—feeling and emotion—that rises within you and moves into your sexual physicality as an alive,… — Alexandra Katehakis Copy Share Image
Religion becomes a matter of belief, and belief acts as a limitation on the mind; and the mind then is never free.… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
One makes a gift of one's life and endeavors by sanctifying it with love, and devotion and selfless service. When seeking to… — David Hawkins Copy Share Image
Faith consists not in ignorance, but in knowledge - knowledge not of God merely...but when we recognize God as a propitious Father… — John Calvin Copy Share Image
“Ronan gave in to the brief privilege of hating himself, as he always did in church. There was something satisfying about acknowledging… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
Jesus offered a single incentive to follow himto summarize his selling point: 'Follow me, and you might be happy-or you might not.… — Samir Selmanovic Copy Share Image
Many people assert that this abandonment of the god hypothesis means the abandonment of all religion and all moral sanctions. This is… — Julian Huxley Copy Share Image
“Salvation is no supernatural or extraterrestrial phenomenon, though, throughout history it is seen mostly as something supernatural and mystical. Salvation simply means… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Someone told me, 'When you go see Pearl Jam, it's going to be a spiritual experience,' and it was. It was my… — Becky Lynch Copy Share Image
“Shiva says: UDYAMA IS BHAIRAVA. The day you begin your spiritual endeavor, you start becoming bhairava – you start becoming one with… — Osho Copy Share Image
“What does this mean?” What has to be explained so that my listeners will understand the passage? Does the biblical writer explain… — Haddon W. Robinson Copy Share Image
In spiritual life there is no room for compromise. Awakening is not negotiable; we cannot bargain to hold on to things that… — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image
Any religion which will sacrifice a certain set of human beings for the enjoyment or aggrandizement or advantage of another is no… — Julia Ward Howe Copy Share Image
“The beliefs are almost always the same; it's just that the histories are different. Everybody wants to believe in a higher power.… — David Levithan Copy Share Image
“Many people assume that being a Christian means you follow all the rules and have your life together. They assume that “Christian”… — Mark Clark Copy Share Image
“There is only one salvation for you: take yourself up, and make yourself responsible for all the sins of men. For indeed… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
“RENTERS AND NEIGHBORHOOD One “occupational hazard” of urban church planting is having a new church rent its worship space and therefore only… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“But even if that were true, the key phrase “begin not hostilities” doesn’t necessarily mean what many Westerners assume or hope it… — Robert Spencer Copy Share Image
What I like best about baseball is the continuity. Generation after generation can follow the game and get the same satisfactions year… — Dan Shaughnessy Copy Share Image
I never intended to be a historian of religion. My aim was to become a professor of English Literature in a university,… — Karen Armstrong Copy Share Image
I use music as something from which I obtain some form of - I hate to use the word spiritual - guidance,… — Richard Meale Copy Share Image
