Jesus On The Beach

Dear Jesus, do something. - Vladimir Nabokov

Religion: a great perhaps. - Francois Rabelais

Write injuries in sand, kindness in marble. - French Proverb

Ampersand: Sand you won't find at a beach - Daffynitions joe-ks.com

When I go to the beach, even the tide won't come in. - Phyllis Diller

The Bible tells us to forgive our enemies, not our friends. - Margot Asquith

True religion is the life we lead, not the creed we profess. - Louis Nizer

Insults should be written in sand, compliments should be carved in stone. - Arab Proverb

Italy is the home of art and swindling; home of religion and moral rottenness. - Mark Twain

Church is the only society on earth that exists for the benefit of non-members. - William Temple

There's no better book with which to defend the Bible than the Bible itself. - Dwight L. Moody

I won't take my religion from any man who never works except with his mouth. - Carl Sandburg

My favourite characters in the Bible are King David, Delilah and Charlton Heston. - Milton Berle

A sense of humor, properly developed, is superior to any religion so far devised. - Tom Robbins

The church is close, but the road is icey. The tavern is far, but I will walk carefully. - Russian Proverb

We have just enough religion to make us hate but not enough to make us love one another. - Jonathan Swift

The less Holy Spirit we have, the more cake and coffee we need to keep the church going. - Reinhard Bonnke

If religion is to be treated with intellectual respect, then it must stand the test of truth. - Ravi Zacharias

Are you saying that the Rebel Alliance were religious terrorists and Yoda was a benefit cheat? - Dave Turner

Most religious people accept medicine as a gift from God and reap the benefits of both realms. - Caroline Fraser

Let's just say, I'm Irish. I grew up in the 1950s. Religion had a very tight iron fist. - Liam Neeson

The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it. - Niccolo Machiavelli

Men will wrangle for religion; write for it; fight for it; die for it; anything but live for it. - Charles Caleb Colton

Your daily life is your temple and your religion. Whenever you enter into it take with you your all. - Kahlil Gibran

When I was a little kid we had a sand box. It was a quicksand box. I was an only child... eventually. - Steven Wright

Your mother has this crazy idea that gambling is wrong, even though they say it's okay in the Bible. - Homer Simpson

Why don't you ever hear of a lawyer getting attacked by a shark at the beach? Professional courtesy. - Thomas F Shubnell

Family, religion, friendship... these are the three demons you must slay if you wish to succeed in business. - Mr. Burns

An angel is a spiritual creature created by God without a body for the service of Christendom and the church. - Leo Rosten

The bulletin board on the lawn of a New Jersey Church reads "We reserve the right to accept everybody." - John Kazmark

I was the equivalent of a 98 pound weakling. I would go to the beach and people would throw copies of Byron in my face! - Robin Williams

He who begins with Metaphysics will not only become confused in matters of religion, but will fall into complete infidelity. - Maimonides

Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. - I Thessalonians 5:16-18

One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach. One can collect only a few, and they are more beautiful if they are few. - Anne Morrow Lindbergh

The Muslim Prophet Mohammed was a big believer in charity and firmly established helping those in need as a basis of the religion. - Richard Engel

I am quite sure now that often in matters concerning religion and politics, a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkeys. - Mark Twain

A mere 40 years ago, beach volleyball was just beginning. No bureaucrat would have invented it, and that's what freedom is all about. - Newt Gingrich

Discipleship does not come from positions of prominence, wealth, or advanced learning. The disciples of Jesus came from all walks of life. - James E Faust

Ultimately, America's answer to the intolerant man is diversity, the very diversity which our heritage of religious freedom has inspired. - Robert F. Kennedy

I you can make any leading religion of the world look like complete nonsense, you can be sure of only one thing: you haven't understood it. - Wilfred Cantwell Smith