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Religion is the sum of the expansive impulses of a being.
Religion is the sum of the expansive impulses of a being.
God's first creature, which was light.
God's first creature, which was light.
A man must not swallow more beliefs than he can digest.
A man must not swallow more beliefs than he can digest.
The seed of God is in us. Given an intelligent and hard-working farmer, it will thrive and grow up to read more
The seed of God is in us. Given an intelligent and hard-working farmer, it will thrive and grow up to God, whose seed it is; and accordingly its fruits will be God-nature. Pear seeds grow into pear trees, nut seeds into nut trees, and God-seed into God.
I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn't, than read more
I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't and die to find out there is.
I believe though I do not comprehend, and I hold by faith what I cannot grasp with the mind.
I believe though I do not comprehend, and I hold by faith what I cannot grasp with the mind.
Faith is the refusal to panic.
Faith is the refusal to panic.
When we debunk a fanatical faith or prejudice, we do not strike at the root of fanaticism. We merely prevent read more
When we debunk a fanatical faith or prejudice, we do not strike at the root of fanaticism. We merely prevent its leaking out at a certain point, with the likely result that it will leak out at some other point. Thus by denigrating prevailing beliefs and loyalties, the militant man of words unwittingly creates in the disillusioned masses a hunger for faith. For the majority of people cannot endure the barrenness and futility of their lives unless they have some ardent dedication, or some passionate pursuit in which they can lose themselves. Thus, in spite of himself, the scoffing man of words becomes the precursor of a new faith.
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things read more
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made... [Romans 1:20].
