“ The fact is there is forgiveness for those who seek God. And I believe in the power of redemption. Rick Perry
“ We consider Christmas as the encounter, the great encounter, the historical encounter, the decisive encounter, between God and mankind. He who has faith knows this truly let him rejoice. Pope Paul VI
“ When we learn from experience, the scars of sin can lead us to restoration and a renewed intimacy with God. Charles Stanley
“ I made a decision when my father passed away that I was going to be who God made me to be and not try to preach like my father. Joel Osteen
“ I used to lie between cool, clean sheets at night after I'd had a bath, after I had washed my hair and scrubbed my knuckles and finger-nails and teeth. Then I could lie quite still in the dark with my… Frances Farmer
“ If God drives a car, He'd drive a 1973 Ford LTD Brougham sedan with a claret-colored vinyl roof, with oxblood leather upholstery and an opera window. Doug Coupland
“ All still lifes are actually paintings of the world on the sixth day of creation, when God and the world were alone together, without man! Robert Musil
“ Faith, mighty faith, the promise sees, And looks to God alone Laughs at impossibilities, And cries it shall be done. Charles Wesley
“ I wanted to be a teacher. I love children, so I wanted to deal with children. Then I wanted to be a veterinarian. But by the age of ten or eleven, when I opened my mouth and said, 'Oh, God, what's thi… Whitney Houston
“ [God] is able to take your life, with all of the heartache, all of the pain, all of the regret, all of the missed opportunities, and use you for His glory. Charles R. Swindoll
“ There are five people you meet in heaven, the Blue Man suddenly said. Each of us was in your life for a reason. You may not have known the reason at the time, and that is what heaven is for. For under… Mitch Albom
“ The greatest cause in the world is joyfully rescuing people from hell, meeting their earthly needs, making them glad in God, and doing it with a kind, serious pleasure that makes Christ look like the… John Piper
“ The front door is usually unlocked and there is no alarm system. They don't wear their seat belts in the car; they don't wear suntan lotion in the sun. They have decided nothing can kill them but God… David Benioff
“ Some religions draw by force of arms; He would draw by force of love. The attraction would not be His words, but Himself. It was His Person around which His teaching centered; not His teaching around… Fulton J. Sheen
“ Over many centuries science has weakened the hold of religion, not by disproving the existence of God, but by invalidating arguments for God based on what we observe in the natural world. The multiver… Alan Lightman
“ Our history, especially that of the great religions, Christianity in particular, has given us a hidden prejudice in favor of the beyond at the expense of the here and now and this must be changed.(quo… Luc Ferry
“ If I looked into a mirror, and did not see my face, I should have the sort of feeling which actually comes upon me, when I look into this living busy world, and see no reflexion of its Creator. John Henry Newman
“ Her favourite song was 'God Has Blotted Them Out,' which was meant to be about sins, but really was about anyone who had ever annoyed her, which was everyone. She just didn't like anyone and she just… Jeanette Winterson