faith

"Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding."

"Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option."

"Man is manifestly not the measure of all things. This universe is shot through with mystery. The very fact of its being, and of our own, is a mystery absolute, and the only miracle worthy of the name."

"The sun is still there... even if clouds drift over it. Once you have experienced the reality of sunshine you may weep, but you will never feel ice about your heart again."

"Faith is why I'm here today and faith is why I made it through."

"Though wrong gratifies in the moment, good yields its gifts over a lifetime."

"...the ongoing suspicion that scientific discoveries or rigorous biblical scholarship will undermine faith is a tacit admission that faith is threatened by knowledge, because it is ultimately constructed on weak or faulty assumptions and, like the proverbial house of cards, needs to be "protected"from collapsing. (p. 21)"

"Really, there was only one sensible thing to do. Stay the course. Pray it through, day by day, minute by minute. The Lord had an answer and it would surely come. (p. 203)"

"Faith and love are apt to be spasmodic in the best minds. Men live the brink of mysteries and harmonies into which they never enter, and with their hands on the door-latch they die outside."

"We know enough at this moment to say that the God of Abraham is not only unworthy of the immensity of creation; he is unworthy even of man."

"Disbelief is more resistant than faith because it is sustained by the senses."

"For me the most radical demand of Christian faith lies in summoning the courage to say yes to the present risenness of Jesus Christ."

"In silence the three of them looked at the sunset and thought about God."

"Dr. Keller begins pacing. "I don't think we've been hearing Faith just right. Her guard...the words..they sound alike."What do you mean?"Your daughter,"Dr. Keller says flatly. "I think she's seeing God."

"I believe in my mask-- The man I made up is meI believe in my dance-- And my destiny"

"Rejection is an opportunity for your selection."

"None of us knows what might happen even the next minute, yet still we go forward. Because we trust. Because we have Faith."

"Any faith that must be supported by the evidence of the senses is not real faith."

"I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no where else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day."

"It is not as much about who you used to be, as it is about who you choose to be."