“God's Wisdom and God's Goodness!--Ah, but fools Mis-define thee, till God knows them no more. Wisdom and goodness they are God!--what schools Have yet so much as heard this simpler lore. This no Saint preaches, and this no Church rules: 'Tis in the desert, now and heretofore.” KnowsGodSchoolChurchHeardFoolGoodnessSaintTheeDesertGod Knows Author:Matthew Arnold
“I am thankful that the church exists, thankful that it has done such great things, giving us laws, for instance - 'thou shalt' and 'thou shalt not', and established Goodness and Evil. That's what all religions do, and as soon as we try to replace them, worldly religions like fascism and communism take over.” GivingTryingDoneLawEvilChurchGoodnessGreat ThingsInstanceCommunismFascismWorldlyI Am Thankful Author:Gerhard Richter
“I would say my being disheartened has more to do with American culture than anything else. We are becoming a very shallow culture. My goodness, the celebrity ethos has taken over completely. Turn on the television and you see that over and over. There's very little substance. And so, everything gets shorter. Everything is entertainment oriented. Our churches reflect that. A thirty-five minute sermon without a Power Point or video clips is rare these days. That's not true in other countries so much.” LittlesCountryTurnsCultureChurchTakenFiveMinutesTelevisionBecomingGoodnessEntertainmentVideoThese DaysSubstanceThirtyOther CountriesShallowSermonsFive MinutesAmerican CultureTurn-onEthosClipDisheartenedVideo Clips Author:Philip Yancey
“Father, look upon us in Your goodness and kindness, we pray as a church. Help us to love each other.” LooksHelpingFatherChurchKindnessPrayingGoodnessLook UpLove Each OtherGoodness And Kindness Author:Alistair Begg
“If I should say anything that is not in conformity with what is held by the Holy Roman Catholic Church, it will be through ignorance and not through malice. This may be taken as certain, and also that, through God's goodness, I am, and shall always be, as I always have been, subject to her.” IfsShouldMayHas BeensCertainChurchTakenSubjectsIgnoranceHolyGoodnessCatholicConformitySay AnythingMaliceCatholic ChurchRoman CatholicRoman Catholic Church Book:Complete Works St. Teresa Of Avila Source: Complete Works St. Teresa Of Avila