I grew up in a very fundamentalist, evangelical Christian household. Both my parents were born-again - their faith infused every aspect of my childhood. I'll probably spend most of my life working through that. Craig Thompson aspectbearchildhood share on social
Let us be sure that those who come after will say of us in our time, that in our time we did everything that could be done. We finished the race; we kept them free; we kept the faith. Ronald Reagan faithfinishfree Change image and share on social
All that men will serve God with must be done in Faith, viz. in the Spirit. It is the Spirit that maketh the work perfect, and acceptable in the sight of God. All that a man undertaketh and doeth in Faith, he doth in the Spirit of God, which Spirit of God doth co-operate in the work, and then it is acceptable to God. Jakob Bohme acceptabledoethdoth share on social
My given name was Zahra, which is the 'flower of the desert.' I don't look anything like the flower of the desert. My name was changed by my grandfather to Iman, which means 'have faith.' And it meant to have faith that a daughter would come. Iman changedaughterdesert share on social
Fanatics do not have faith - they have belief. With faith you let go. You trust. Whereas with belief you cling. Yann Martel beliefclingfaith Change image and share on social
Most Muslims do not 'choose' Islam in the way that they choose to become doctors or lawyers, nor even in the way that they choose to become fans of Coldplay or Radiohead. Most Muslims, like people of any faith, are born into their religion. Mohsin Hamid bearchoosecoldplay share on social
I have more faith in doing something creative for a cable station or something like Yahoo or Google or Amazon. What Netflix did with 'House of Cards' and David Fincher was brilliant. That is inspiring to me. I think there is more chance for creativity in animation, it just hasn't happened there yet. Henry Selick amazonanimationbrilliant share on social
No relief was forthcoming from my then-Catholic faith, which said the practice of homosexuality was a 'mortal sin' subject to damnation. James McGreevey catholicdamnationfaith Change image and share on social
God has always worked wonders through his prophets to increase the faith of His chosen people or to correct their disobedience. Mother Angelica choosecorrectdisobedience Change image and share on social
When we use old confessions and catechisms, we help teach our people that their faith is an old faith, shared by millions over many centuries. We also help them realize that other Christians have asked the same questions. Kevin DeYoung askcatechismcentury share on social