Desire for power Quote by Pope Francis

“People have the false habit of putting an artificial gap between the spiritual and the financial. We cannot accept this habit because life is…

— Samael Aun Weor

We have become dangerously comfortable- believers ooze with wealth and let their addictions to comfort and security numb the radical urgency of the gospel.

— Francis Chan

“There are many other escapes from the empirical, external self, which might seem to be, but are not, contemplation. For instance, the experience of…

— Thomas Merton

“Serving humanity is not beneath spiritual pursuit”

— Sunday Adelaja

“Religious bondage shackles and debilitates the mind and unfits it for every noble enterprize, every expanded prospect.”

— James Madison

“Too many of us focus on the outward structure of character and conduct without taking the time to build the inward foundation of devotion…

— Jerry Bridges

“At times the strength of spiritual community lies in the love of people who refrain from getting caught in the trap of trying to…

— Ruth Haley Barton

“When you find yourself in need of spiritual nourishment, it is in the opportunities to serve others that you will find the abundance you…

— Steve Maraboli

“An important contributory factor to the loss of mental morale in the church has been a misguided conception of Christian charity. It has been…

— Harry Blamires

“Spiritual connection and engagement is not built on compliance, it’s the product of love, belonging, and vulnerability.”

— Brené Brown

No wonder so many sermons are devoted exclusively to "spiritual" subjects. If one is living by the tithes of history's most destructive economy, then…

— Wendell Berry

The belief that we can rely on shortcuts to happiness, joy, rapture, comfort, and ecstasy, rather than be entitled to these feelings by the…

— Martin Seligman