“If we repeatedly read the Bible without the help of the Holy Spirit, it tends to reinforce our own prejudices and rock-hard doctrinal positions. We end up merely finding ammunition for what we already believe. We become so spiritually proud, so convinced of our own positions, that the Spirit is hindered in helping us to grow in the things of God.” IfsBelieveEndsHardGodHelpingChristianSpiritualSpiritFaithReadingBeliefGrowsReligiousLordRocksPositionProudBecomingHolyFindingsBiblePrejudiceConvincedChristian InspirationalDoctrineHoly SpiritPastorAmmunition Author:Jim Cymbala
“Religious people are now finding that the First Amendment is being used to herd them into a social ghetto, separated and walled off from public participation.” PeopleFirstsChristianUsedSocialReligiousFindingsAmendmentsParticipationFirst AmendmentHerdsGhetto Author:Pat Swindall
“If you think God looks only one way or sounds only one way or is only one way, you're going to look right past Me night and day. You'll spend your whole life looking for God and not finding Her. Because you're looking for a Him.” IfsThinkingWayInspirationalLooksWholePastNightSoundReligiousFindingsWhole LifeOne Way Book:Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue Source: Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue
“We need to employ a secular approach to ethics, secular in the Indian sense of respecting all religious traditions and even the views of non-believers in an unbiased way. Secular ethics rooted in scientific findings, common experience and common sense can easily be introduced into the secular education system. If we can do that there is a real prospect of making this 21st century an era of peace and compassion.” IfsWayNeedsRealCan DoReligiousViewsCommonCompassionCenturyFindingsApproachEthicsTraditionBelieverCommon SenseErasIndianRootedSecular21st CenturyRespecting OthersEducation SystemCultural DiversityInspirational EducationReligious TraditionsNon BelieverUnbiasedCommon ExperienceSecular Humanism Author:Dalai Lama
“Certainly I'm a Christian first and foremost. But I do believe in religious tolerance and finding the commonality between all of us. I think that's how we're all going to come together.” ThinkingFirstsBelieveChristianTogetherReligiousFindingsToleranceReligious ToleranceCommonality Author:Dennis Quaid
“We must continue to show tolerance for those whose opinions and sincerely held beliefs differ from our own. We must lead by example, finding a way to respect one another and to celebrate a culture that protects religious freedom while promoting equality under the law.” WayShowsLawCultureBeliefReligiousOpinionExampleProtectFindingsToleranceCelebratePromotingSincerelyReligious FreedomEquality Under The Law Author:Carly Fiorina
“I have treated many hundreds of patients. Among those in the second half of life - that is to say, over 35 - there has not been one whose problem in the last resort was not that of finding a religious outlook on life.” ProblemLastsReligiousHalfFindingsPatientTreatedOutlookResortsMemories Dreams ReflectionsOutlook On LifeFinding The One Author:Carl Jung
“As with many metaphysical and religious questions, Kant thinks they lie beyond our power to answer them. If you can't stand the frustration involved in accepting this, and insist on finding some more stable position which affords you peace of mind and intellectual self-complacency, then you will find Kant's position "problematic" in the sense that you can't bring yourself to accept it. You may try to kid yourself into accepting either some naturalistic deflationary answer to the problem or some dishonest supernaturalist answer.” IfsThinkingTryingMindMaySelfProblemKidsLyingReligiousAnswersAcceptingPositionInvolvedFindingsIntellectualFrustrationPeace Of MindStableMetaphysicalComplacency Author:Allen W. Wood
“All religious leaders and spiritual teachers emphasize finding a place within us that is true. People who obsessively follow these leaders instead of their own purpose attach to the spiritual leader and become fanatical and controlling. That's why Jesus tried to tell his followers not to get attached to outward form.” PeopleSpiritualFormPurposeJesusReligiousLeaderTeacherFindingsFollowersReligious LeadersSpiritual LeaderSpiritual TeachersTrue People Author:Martha Beck
“For he that diligently seeketh shall find; and the mysteries of God shall be unfolded unto them, by the power of the Holy Ghost, as well in these times as in times of old as in times to come; wherefore, the course of the Lord is one eternal round" - 1 Nephi 10:19” InspirationalWellsGodChristianTimeCoursesReligiousChristianityLordPowerMysteryHolyFindingsEternalRoundsSeekingGhostDiligenceUnfoldingHoly GhostMormonismGod Works In Mysterious WaysMystery Of God Author:Joseph Smith, Jr.
“Religion is like a pair of shoes.....Find one that fits for you, but don't make me wear your shoes.” LifeInspirationalFunnyReligionReligiousFreedomLibertyFitFindingsHumorousCriticsShoesWittyToleranceComedianPairsSarcasticFittingFreedom Of ReligionPair Of ShoesReligious ToleranceTolerance And Respect Author:George Carlin
“The wizard [of Oz] says look inside yourself and find self. God says look inside yourself and find [the Holy Spirit]. The first will get you to Kansas. The latter will get you to heaven. Take your pick.” FirstsBelieveLooksSelfGodChristianSpiritualSpiritFaithChoicesBeliefHeavenReligiousLordHolyFindingsPicksChristian InspirationalHoly SpiritLatterFinding YourselfHave FaithTrust In GodSpiritual WisdomPreacherWizardsCommitment To GodConfidence In GodIntimacy With GodKansasGod Within UsKeep The FaithFreedom To ChooseChoose WiselyInstruments Of GodLook Inside Yourself Book:When God Whispers Your Name Source: When God Whispers Your Name