“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
“Zen is to religion what a Japanese "rock garden" is to a garden. Zen knows no god, no afterlife, no good and no evil, as the rock-garden knows no flowers, herbs or shrubs. It has no doctrine or holy writ: its teaching is transmitted mainly in the form of parables as ambiguous as the pebbles in the rock-garden which symbolise now a mountain, now a fleeting tiger. When a disciple asks "What is Zen?", the master's traditional answer is "Three pounds of flax" or "A decaying noodle" or "A toilet stick" or a whack on the pupil's head.” KnowsFormThreeEvilAsksAnswersTeachingRocksFlowerMastersHolyMountainGardenSticksDoctrineTraditionalPoundsAfterlifeDiscipleTigersFleetingToiletsHerbsPupilsAmbiguousPebblesParablesNoodlesShrubsFlax Author:Arthur Koestler
“There is a grand fearlessness in faith. He who in his heart of hearts reverences the good, the true, the holy--that is, reverences God--does not tremble at the apparent success of attacks upon the outworks of faith. They may shake those who rest on those outworks--they do not move him whose soul reposes on the truth itself. He needs no prop or crutches to support his faith. Founded on a Rock, Faith can afford to gaze undismayed at the approaches of Infidelity.” NeedsHeartMayDoeSoulMovingFaithSupportRocksHolyApproachShakesReverenceInfidelityFearlessnessReposePropsCrutches Book:Sermons ... Source: Sermons ...
“'30 Rock' is the holy grail of comedy in my opinion.” OpinionComedyRocksHolyHoly Grail Author:Cheyenne Jackson
“The work of God's Holy Spirit begins with bruising. In order to be saved, the fallow ground must be plowed up, the hard heart must be broken, the rock must be split apart.” HeartHardSpiritOrderRocksBrokenHolySavedHoly SpiritSplits Book:Selected Works Source: Selected Works
“Study how water flows in a valley stream, smoothly and freely between the rocks. Also learn from holy books and wise people. Everything - even mountains, rivers, plants and trees - should be your teacher.” PeopleShouldBookSportsWaterNatureStudyTeacherWiseTreeRocksHolyMountainFlowRiversPlantStreamsMartial ArtsRetirementValleysMountaineeringWise PeopleHoly BooksPlants And TreesRivers And Mountains Author:Morihei Ueshiba
“I cry to you, my Lord, my rock! Do not be deaf to me, for if you are silent, I shall go down to the pit like the rest. Hear my voice raised in petition as I cry to you for help, as I raise my hands, my Lord, toward your holy of holies.” IfsHelpingHandsVoiceLordRocksCryHolyRaisesSilentRaisedDeafPitsPetitions Author:Nicholas Sparks
“How glad I am to be able to roam in the wood and thicket, among trees and flowers and rocks ... in the country, every tree seems to speak to me, saying, "Holy! Holy", in the woods, there is enchantment which expresses all things.” CountrySeemsAbleFaithSpeakChristianityTreeRocksFlowerHolyAll ThingsWoodsGladEnchantmentThickets Author:Ludwig van Beethoven