I was raised as a Christian but the transaction has to be made by yourself - you and God - at some point.
I was raised in the church by my grandmother who made sure we went to Sunday School, read the Bible and went to church every Sunday. Every night we read Bible stories before we went to bed.
I encounter many Christians who've been raised in the church but never realized that there's a cohesive storyline from Genesis to Revelation.
It's the reason why I am always interested in engaging in people who are pushing us and pushing against the status quo. But having been an activist, the only thing that I'm always encouraging activists to do is, once you have raised the issue, and even through controversial means, you have to come behind it with an agenda and the possibility of reconciliation if power meets your demands.
Although I was raised in a profoundly secular home, I had a belief, an awareness of God, from as far back as I can remember.
If you don't get out of the box you've been raised in, you won't understand how much bigger the world is.
I was raised Catholic and now I am a Christian and follow of the Lord Jesus Christ. I made the change because the Holy Spirit revealed a truth to me.
i learned that predators don't intentionally choose the weak or old or sick. they kill what they can, which means the slow members of the pack. thus, they strengthen the very gene pool they're feeding from. the threshold for what is weak, old or sick gets raised, and the strength, speed and instincts of new generations of hunters grow. a beautiful, self-perpetuating system where evolution is the antithesis of entropy.
Our hearts, they need a mirror, Tessa. We see our better selves in the eyes of those who love us. And there is a beauty that brevity alone provides. ” He dropped his gaze, then raised it to hers. “I would give you everything of myself,” he said. “I would give you more in two weeks than most men would give you in a lifetime.
Hey, I was raised in the church.
Not one cent should be raised unless it is in accord with the law.
If in madness of delusion, anyone shall lift his parricidal hand against this blessed union, the arms of thousands will be raised to save it, and the curse of millions will fall upon the head which may have plotted its destruction.
It's nice to say let's be bipartisan. But we're a partisan nation. We were raised as a partisan nation.
Awareness about heart disease has got to be raised.
I was raised with the blessing of being involved with peace and social justice, and the environmental movement. I have my parents to thank for that.
I've never, ever, raised a fist to anybody in my life.
The LORD has raised up prophets for us in Babylon.
For some reason I am one of those people who act like they were born and raised during the Depression.
I've got a lot of different religious ideas circling through my family, but the positive thing is that I was raised with a lot of openness and compassion.
My name is Tobias Eaton," Tobias says. "I don't think you want to push me off this train. " The effect of the name on the people in the car is immediate and bewildering: they lower their weapons. They exchange meaningful looks. "Eaton? Really?" Edward says, eyebrows raised. "I have to admit, I did not see that coming. " He clears his throat. "Fine, you can come. But when we get to the city, you've got to come with us. " Then he smiles a little. "We know someone who's been looking for you, Tobias Eaton.