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- Sometimes I got my majors mixed up. A number of my fellow religious-studies students - muddled agnostics who didn't know which way was up, who…
- If we, citizens, do not support our artists, then we sacrifice our imagination on the altar of crude reality and we end up believing in…
- You might think I lost all hope at that point. I did. And as a result I perked up and felt much better.
- God is universal," spluttered the priest. The imam nodded strong approval. "There is only one God." "And with their one god Muslims are always causing…
- People move because of the wear and tear of anxiety. Because of the gnawing feeling that no matter how hard they work their efforts will…
- Faith in God is an opening up, a letting go, a deep trust, a free act of love - but sometimes it was so hard…
- I was giving up. I would have given up - if a voice hadn't made itself heard in my heart. The voice said "I will…
- The tennis challenger starts strong but soon loses confidence in his playing. The champion racks up the games. But in the final set, when the…
- Faith in God is an opening up, a letting go, a deep trust, a free act of love—but sometimes it was so hard to love.…
- I have a fierce will to live. Others fight a little, then lose hope. Still others - and I am one of those - never…
- I can only tell my story, what you believe is up to you.
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