But in order to have an adult faith, most of us have to outgrow and unlearn much of what we were taught about religion.

It is a beautiful and scary thing to sit open-handed and let all your plans float away like dust.

Cradle of SolitudeFor we know not why our tribulationsare given as suchour fragile formscreated from the dust…

Religious fundamentalism, magical thinking and self-delusion, have been justifications for some of the most horrific atrocities in human history.

The intellectual support for UNBELIEF is about as stable as the stock market.

We can love anyone at a safe distance, but loving people in the thick of their mess takes the supernatural love of Jesus working in us.

Don’t be an escort to people on their way to success, for it is equally as if you’re a sign post, leading the way, and rusting at the end.

Fe es aquello que nos permite creer en cosas que sabemos que no son ciertas.

You can feel the whole world and still feel lost in it. So many people are in pain– no matter how smart or accomplished–they cry, they yearn, they hurt. But instead of looking down on...

Before, the woods had always done so much for me. Once I could actually go out into the woods and communicate with God, or Nature or something. Now that something didn’t come through. It was...

Having faith is like having an extra energy source. It allows you to keep moving forward when all logic tells you, you can’t.

To be held in his armsI long for that dayThe da that I get to seemore wonderful things

Seit wir den Glauben und damit die Wahrheit verloren haben, liegt zwischen Heuchelei und Ehrlichkeit der letzte Unterschied, der uns bleibt.

The basic principle of health, well-being, and the action of healing is the presumption of prior perfection rather than the motivating problem. We must be established in the presumption that Truth is always already the...

Believe in God if you want to, not because your are asked to

Deep the waves may be and cold, But Jehovah is our refuge, And His promise is our hold; For the Lord Himself hath said it, He, the faithful God and true: “When thou comest to...

that old irrepressible-impossible- hope.” And I thought no, this doesn’t feel like hope. But maybe that’s what hope is, no shining thing but a kind of sustenance, plain as bread, the ordinary thing that feeds...

God’s promises are always yes. It only takes faith and obedience to recognize them. When you do, claim them with sincerity in your heart.

If walls could talk – scratch that, if walls could make sarcastic comments… well, things would be interesting.

To ignore, repress, or dismiss our feelings is to fail to listen to the stirrings of the Spirit within our emotional life. Jesus listened. In John’s Gospel we are told that Jesus was moved with...

Nothing but prayer can make saints because nothing but God can make saints, and we meet God in prayer. Prayer is the hospital for souls where we meet Doctor God.

Moral obligations verses Legal obligations. Legally, you must abide by the laws of the land or face the consequences of being fined, imprisoned or both. Moral obligations tend to lean more towards a spiritual nature...

If ours is an examined faith, we should be unafraid to doubt. If doubt is eventually justified, we were believing what clearly was not worth believing. But if doubt is answered, our faith has grown...

A loving mother makes sacrifices for peace and laughter to reign in her home and family.

Sometimes I think it is my mission to bring faith to the faithless, and doubt to the faithful.

People love for so many different reasons. Some love you for only what you can do for them. Others love you for how much money you have or various material things. Love is sometimes tossed...

But in reading all of the passages in which Jesus uses the word “hell,” what is so striking is that people believing the right or wrong things isn’t his point. He’s often not talking about...

No matter how many times you think you have failed, there is always another opportunity for you to succeed.

If you want to have peace of soul, learn to forgive. Jesus’ secret was His ability to see into people’s hearts. Seeing their anguish and pain helped Him to understand their nastiness. So He could...

Maybe you should’ve let God do the planning, rather than doing it yourself.

Prayer, faith, and vision, plus real effort too.Blend them together for one potent brew;The magical spell to your dreams coming true.

Despite our challenges, hope lies in the reality that our story does not end here.

The darker side of the City tried to emphasize the selfish parts of me by encouraging my sense of entitlement and my desire for personal space. But God seemed to whisper that the alternative existed:...

I’m proud of you. You could have run away, but you didn’t. That’s what most of us do when we have to face a giant.

Managing stress is about controlling the way you respond to events and having an open mind about the things that stress you. Learn to talk to God during the day and ask Him to give...

For centuries the church has stood by while science picked away at religion bit by bit. Debunking miracles. Training the mind to overcome the heart. Condemning religion as the opiate of the masses. They denounce...

The mysteries I desired to learn of heaven and earth and all that is between could only be taught by experiencing you.

Is it not lack of faith that leads men to fear the scrutiny of reason? If the destination is doubtful, than the path must be fraught with fear. A robust faith need not fear, for...

Frankly, I even worried about the fact that I was so worried. Worrying about the strength of my faith—how it stood up to others’—didn’t seem to be a healthy sign. I mean, didn’t worrying about...

The Rochester group [of VOTF], however, was met with some concern as they found it hard to believe my account as it unfolded before them. I feel that some people have a hard time with...

There is sanctity in knowing, being, wanting, feeling all of everything for you.

The child asks of the Father whom he knows. Thus, the essence of Christian prayer is not general adoration, but definite, concrete petition. The right way to approach God is to stretch out our hands...

Twin flames burn eternal. Destine to shine bright in a united embrace that is set to last for an eternity.

When you understand who God is, you can see beyond a shadow of a doubt why your weakness is nothing to be feared, because it just leaves more room for him and his strength.

Every song is a story unfolding.

Wait on the Lord” is a constant refrain in the Psalms, and it is a necessary word, for God often keeps us waiting. He is not in such a hurry as we are, and it...

Faith is like our life breath. It is impossible to live even for a minute in this world without faith.

Lord, I believe; help my unbelief’… is the most natural and most human and most agonizing prayer in the gospels, and I think it is the foundation prayer of faith.

Only he whose bright lyrehas sounded in shadowsmay, looking onward, restorehis infinite praise. Only he who has eatenpoppies with the deadwill not lose ever againthe gentlest chord.Though the image upon the pooloften grows dim:Know and...

Trustful people are the pure at heart, as they are moved by the zeal of their own trustworthiness.