Pastoral Resources

Belief in the supernatural reflects a failure of the imagination.

I consider myself a non-denominational Christian. I grew up in a Bible church and still hold those beliefs very close to me.

There are just certain things that turn my head. It may be a girl's sense of humor, it may be her wit, or her belief system; it could be a lot of different things.

The radical novelty of modern science lies precisely in the rejection of the belief, which is at the heart of all popular religion, that the forces which move the stars and atoms are contingent upon the preferences of the human heart.

A man must now swallow more belief than he can digest.

Be not afraid of life. Believe that life IS worth living and your belief will help create the fact.

The love which moves the world, according to common Christian belief, is God's love and the love of God.

Truth is inseperable from the illusory belief that from the figures of the unreal one day, in spite of all, real deliverance will come.

Everyone's entitled to express their political beliefs. I don't presume to tell anybody who to vote for. I am comfortable telling people what my opinions are.

While everyone I work with may not share my beliefs, I have been surrounded by nothing but support.

As Governor, I could think of only one way to unify our State that was made up of so many different climates, political beliefs and people, and that was our music.

It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

I have a profound belief in the power of the Sacraments. I believe that in a Divine way the use of them teaches the teachable their inward meaning and therefore I think we need be in no hurry to attempt to teach new converts all that we think we know about them.

Missionary zeal does not grow out of intellectual beliefs, nor out of theological arguments, but out of love. If I do not love a person I am not moved to help him by proofs that he is in need; if I do love him, I wait for no proof of a special need to urge me to help him.

To do what we are doing in this budget to our children, cutting their health care funds, decreasing opportunity, simply so we can pay for tax cuts and a war in Iraq is beyond belief, and we need to reverse it.

The outer conditions of a person's life will always be found to reflect their inner beliefs.

When push comes to shove, it ain't the science that's going to lift you up-it's the belief, the spiritual side of life, that's going to lift you up, no matter what religion you are.

As a result of half a century of Soviet rule people have been weaned from a belief in human kindness.

I think that our fundamental belief is that for us growth is a way of life and we have to grow at all times.

I have a great belief in the future of my people and my country.