#chris

Believing in evolution is believing in the unproved, while believing in Christ is believing in the proven. ↗

— Edwin Louis Cole

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There was a writer in the '20s called Christopher Morley, who I remember a little bit of, who had some influence on me, but I couldn't tell you what it was. ↗

— Jack Vance

#called #christopher #had #i #i remember

Jesus Christ, the condescension of divinity, and the exaltation of humanity. ↗

— Phillips Brooks

#divinity #exaltation #humanity #jesus #jesus christ

But it is daily tasks, daily acts of love and worship that serve to remind us that the religion is not strictly an intellectual pursuit, and these days it is easy to lose sight of that as, like our society itself, churches are becoming more politicized and polarized. Christian faith is a way of life, not an impregnable fortress made up of ideas; not a philosophy; not a grocery list of beliefs. ↗

— Kathleen Norris

#faith

ON the decline of the Roman power, about five centuries after Christ, the countries of Northern Europe were left almost destitute of a national government. ↗

— Thomas Bulfinch

#after #almost #centuries #christ #countries

Science has done more for the development of western civilization in one hundred years than Christianity did in eighteen hundred years. ↗

— John Burroughs

#civilization #development #did #done #eighteen

Like most Christians, I believe the Genesis account of creation is a description of six different stages of creation, each of which may have taken eons of time. ↗

— Tony Campolo

#believe #christians #creation #description #different

Red Letter Christians believe in the doctrines of the Apostle's Creed, are convinced that the Scriptures have been inspired by the Holy Spirit, and make having a personal transforming relationship with the resurrected Christ the touchtone of their faith. ↗

— Tony Campolo

#been #believe #christ #christians #convinced

What the world requires of the Christians is that they should continue to be Christians. ↗

— Albert Camus

#continue #requires #should #world

But Tammy Faye calls me, and Ron Jeremy calls me, Erik Estrada sends me a Christmas card every year. ↗

— Trishelle Cannatella

#card #christmas #every #faye #jeremy