Pastoral Resources

Faith means intense, usually confident, belief that is not based on evidence sufficient to command assent from every reasonable person.

Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.

Intelligence must follow faith, never precede it, and never destroy it.

Government alone cannot solve the problems we deal with in our correctional facilities, treatment centers, homeless shelters and crisis centers - we need our faith-based and community partners.

A political convention is not a place where you can come away with any trace of faith in human nature.

Faith is the highest passion in a human being. Many in every generation may not come that far, but none comes further.

If you cast your bread upon the water and you have faith, you'll get back cash. If you don't have faith, you'll get soggy bread.

Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.

Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

Everyone should have a moment with Ron Howard in their life to give you faith in our industry.

My faith, inasmuch as I have any, is more like a kind of Joseph Campbell thing, and even that frequently finds itself tested to oblivion in siren waters.

Let's say black, the whole black religious experience, here, is very impressive to me, because when I first arrived I realized that people carry their faith with so much pride.

I love the fact that we, as black people, carry our faith with us. We share it and embrace it and love it and talk about it because we talk about everything else and why not that and that was the first impression that I had that really touched me.

We're very open and outspoken about our faith and our beliefs. We also talk about our doubts, our moments of insecurities. We talk about it all day, how we're inspired by God. We recognize little miracles every day, and that's how we're raising our daughter.

I am convinced we shall succeed. I have faith in this country, because I have faith in its people.

There are so many people that don't believe in themselves and don't have faith.

Crisis alone is not enough. There must also be a basis, though it need be neither rational nor ultimately correct, for faith in the particular candidate chosen.

When the principles that run against your deepest convictions begin to win the day, then the battle is your calling, and peace has become sin. You must at the price of dearest peace lay your convictions bare before friend and enemy with all the fire of your faith.

To disbelieve is easy; to scoff is simple; to have faith is harder.