Quotes about Understanding

If I want to understand the laws of physics I have to first believe what I read about physics. I have to have faith in what I read.

Faith is the first step to understanding. Either it's the Word of an infallible God, the fallible words of men, or faith in what you personally believe. You've got to have faith in something. Believe me.

Science is a wonderful discipline, to which we are deeply indebted.

It's easier to make art for a society at a certain point in time with an understanding of what's going on.

People cheer the Bible, buy the Bible, give the Bible, own the Bible - they just don't actually read the Bible.

I had been raised in the church, but I wasn't a Christian. I had a lot of head knowledge but no heart knowledge.

I know it sounds crazy, but as soon as Christians start telling non-Christians how to live their lives, we've lost the Christian faith.

I think many times Christians don't really take the opportunity to hear what people are saying and seeing in the world around them.

Supernatural does not mean methodological stupidity.

I understood the whole purpose of Truth and Reconciliation, and I supported it 100 per cent, but I couldn't deal with it myself.

The world does not have time to be with the poor, to learn with the poor, to listen to the poor. To listen to the poor is an exercise of great discipline, but such listening surely is what is required if charity is not to become a hatred of the poor for being poor.

It is very difficult to give a 15 second sound bite on why there is pain and suffering in this world and not have it come off as being flippant or surface level or superficial.