Faith is mind at its best, its bravest, and its fiercest. Faith is thought become poetry, and absorbing into itself the soul's… — Charles Henry Parkhurst Copy Share Image
Spiritual practice . . . involves, on the one hand, acting out of concern for others' well-being. On the other, it entails… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Very few of us are capable of being Free Thinkers, needing neither to adore nor to insult God, the insult often being… — Alexandra David-Neel Copy Share Image
[The church's] job is to provide permanent solace and spiritual leadership to the people as a whole, whatever their government at the… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
The emotions that sustain religious belief are all, in fact, deeply ordinary and deeply recognisable to anybody who has ever made their… — Francis Spufford Copy Share Image
Letting off ammunition in every direction, Allah is my only protection. But wait a minute, Saddam Hussein prays the same. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The hope is that science gives us objective truth; religion, however, gives us personal meaning or personal truth. They should not be… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
You deal with doubt all the time. You have to choose to believe God in every situation. I remind myself all the… — Joyce Meyer Copy Share Image
As every inquiry which regards religion is of the utmost importance, there are two questions in particular which challenge our attention, to… — David Hume Copy Share Image
“ 'how then does soul differ from spirit?' you're probably asking yourself. although he must have been reasonably sure nobody was. "Well,… — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
“The fact that it was the “Christian church” which chose to do the evils you write about, and to do them using… — Gregory A. Boyd Copy Share Image
I had assumed that the Earth, the spirit of the Earth, noticed exceptions-those who wantonly damage it and those who do not.… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
“Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation; all which may be guides to an… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
“Having grown separately for millennia, the Americas were a boundless sea of novel ideas, dreams, stories, philosophies, religions, moralities, discoveries, and all… — Charles C. Mann Copy Share Image
“I put no stock in religion. By the word religion I have seen the lunacy of fanatics of every denomination be called… — William Monahan Copy Share Image
“In speaking of the fear of religion, I don’t mean to refer to the entirely reasonable hostility toward certain established religions and… — Thomas Nagel Copy Share Image
Do anything in this world but monkey with somebody eles's religion. What reasoning of conceit makes anyone think theirs is right? — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
Those who are filled with the love of Christ do not seek to force others to do better, they inspire others to… — Howard W. Hunter Copy Share Image
“Who is going to teach fighting spirit to our kids if they are growing up watching us sitting in a comfortable zone… — Manoj Arora Copy Share Image
The god on the cross is a curse on life, a signpost to seek redemption from life; Dionysus cut to pieces is… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
A church is in a bad way when it banishes laughter from the sanctuary and leaves it to the cabaret, the nightclub… — Helmut Thielicke Copy Share Image
The Master's power is like this. He lets all things come and go effortlessly, without desire. He never expects results; thus he… — Laozi Copy Share Image
If you become obsessive in spiritual practice, if you just try and try, you are not going to be happy. You are… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“The Essentials of English, book of choice of the older boys at St. Faith’s for spanking the younger boys with, leaving a… — Ali Smith Copy Share Image
There is always calm in the midst of chaos, love in the midst of hate, and hope in the midst of despair.… — Bernajoy Vaal Copy Share Image
I mean, I went to a Catholic boys' school for a year, but that was to play hockey. Religion class was quite… — Keanu Reeves Copy Share Image
“My spirit is healthy, yes. But I tell you, my flesh is healthy too. I am enlightened and free, but I am… — C. JoyBell C Copy Share Image
Even professing Christians, by and large, devote to their spiritual growth and well-being a tiny fraction of the time they devote to… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
Music religious heat inspires, It wakes the soul, and lifts it high, And wings it with sublime desires, And fits it to… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
The Bible does not thrill; the Bible nourishes. Give time to the reading of the Bible and the recreating effect is as… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
“Through the ages, countless spiritual disciplines have urged us to look within ourselves and seek the truth. Part of that truth resides… — Matthew J. Pallamary Copy Share Image
Speaking for myself, my very integrity as a human being needs to include my freedom to explore who I am both spiritually… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“In the spiritual world many forms of the physical universe that are potentially effective can be perceived but with regard to time,… — Stephen Richards Copy Share Image
“For years we have heard the phrase "every member a missionary." That is not a choice. It is a fact of our… — Henry B. Eyring Copy Share Image
Each of us has to face the matter—either the Church is true, or it is a fraud. There is no middle ground.… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
Jesus gave his life on the cross for any who will believe. We're not redeemed by silver or gold. Jesus paid for… — Billy Sunday Copy Share Image
“It is the greatest folly that is in Babel for people to strive about religion, so that they contend vehemently about opinions… — Jakob Böhme Copy Share Image
There is nothing wanting to make all rational and disinterested people in the world of one religion, but that they should talk… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
The Rosary is the best therapy for these distraught, unhappy, fearful, and frustrated souls, precisely because it involves the simultaneous use of… — Fulton J. Sheen Copy Share Image
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