But ultimately the truth is this: Faith is only as good as the one in whom it's invested.

we can't be filled with the power of God until we let go of the false pretense that we can get by on our own.

Martin Hengel said that the only difference between a fundamentalist and a radical liberal is their starting presuppositions.

Faith is only as good as the one in whom it's invested.

For I do not seek to understand in order to believe, but I believe in order to understand. For I believe that "Unless I believe, I shall not understand." —ANSELM OF CANTERBURY1

It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.

If you'll believe in me, I'll believe in you. Is that a bargain?

Well, now that we have seen each other, said the unicorn, if you'll believe in me, I'll believe in you.

Alice didn't think that proved it at all; however, she went on: 'And how do you know that you're mad?' 'To begin with,' said the Cat, 'a dog's not mad. You grant that?' 'I suppose so,' said Alice. 'Well then,' the Cat went on, 'you see, a dog growls when it's angry, and wags its tail when it's pleased. Now I growl when I'm pleased, and wag my tail when I'm angry. Therefore I'm mad.' 'I call it purring, not growling,' said Alice.

but Alice had got so much into the way of expecting nothing but out-of-the-way things to happen, that it seemed quite dull and stupid for life to go on in the common way.

She generally gave herself very good advice (though she very seldom followed it), and sometimes she scolded herself so severely as to bring tears into her eyes;

You might just as well say," added the Dormouse, who seemed to be talking in its sleep, "that 'I breathe when I sleep' is the same thing as 'I sleep when I breathe'!