Quotes About Faith

American spiritualism, -- a movement that at its peak claimed more than a million followers -- was born out of the basic human longing for contact with a loved one lost to death.

All disease, she {Mary Baker Eddy}, asserted in her 1876 first edition of 'Science and Health,' the bible of her new faith, was a fiction of the soul. Neither disease nor matter existed. Both were creations of the soul which symbolized the universal mind, of Jesus Christ, at work.

On rare occasions, I find I have only to think about asking Eli for something—a transition from walk to trot, say, or a change of rhythm within the trot—for him to oblige me. At such moments, I believe that I have finally found my religion. I

I think," he says at last, "that it is a great pity she will not trust in me.

absolutely did not. "Door stays open," she

The Lord might work in mysterious ways he told himself, but human beings performed untold evils. - Dr. Christopher Logan

If you believe in telekinesis, please raise my hand.

Mom said when she brought us beachcombing? She told us to always believe in something more. She told us to look at what was right in front of us, and we'd see that even a grain of sand was a miracle. That even a bit of glass was a message, that the universe was full of tricks and clues and signs.

Thirty-three is not old." Dosana was all of twenty-two so Iris was not inclined to believe she knew what she was talking about. "Jesus was thirty three when he died." "But not of old age.

In this vale of tears we must take what we're sent, feathery, leathery, lovely or bent.

When we refuse to obey God, when we are driven by our own desires, it is no surprise that rest and contentment elude us. When we follow Christ in obedience and humility, we find rest for our souls.

If we want to find contentment, humility must be our frame of mind. If we want to be like Christ, we must take the form of a servant. We

When women devote themselves to their husbands, children, and building their house, the whole church is strengthened. This is actually their 'ministry' to the church: being obedient wives who are raising godly children. Obviously, when a church is full of healthy families, the church will be healthy and stable.

John Bunyan in 'Christian Behavior', said, 'The whole Bible was given for this very end, that you should both believe this doctrine and live in the comfort and sweetness of it.' How can we live in the sweetness and comfort of doctrines if we don't know what they are? We must learn them first, and then we can live in the joy of them. If we are only exposed to a dab of doctrine here and there, this is impossible.

Because every family is a distinct cultural unit, it is good that our methods differ. God did not intend for us to walk in lockstep with one another. We ought to rejoice in a common commitment to biblical principles and in the variety of methods God's people employ.

Contentment is a deep satisfaction with the will of God.

bless us and deliver us. He will not forsake us. As my husband is fond of saying, "God loves cliff-hangers." He loves to deliver us at the last moment to see if we will trust Him and not flinch.

I have heard of some good old woman in a cottage, who had nothing but a piece of bread and a little water. Lifting up her hands, she said as a blessing, 'What! All this, and Christ too?'" (Morning & Evening)

Contentment disarms a situation that could become stressful. Contentment protects the unity and fellowship we have in Christ.

Contentment is the result of spiritual strength that comes directly from Christ.

Happy are the people whose God is the Lord!" (Ps. 144:15).

When we displease our Father in heaven, we don't feel like we are His children. But once we confess our sins and receive forgiveness, our assurance returns and our faith grows.

Complaining and grumbling and murmuring are discontent's ugly sisters, and God hates them all.

Finally, the Church is fruitful. While evangelism brings more worshipers into the Church, childbearing brings more disciples into the home.