A good church is a Bible-centered church. Nothing is as important as this--not a large congregation, a witty pastor, or tangible experiences of the Holy Spirit.

It is in our forgiveness of other people’s sins against us that we reveal the fact that we have been truly forgiven by God.

Christianity is not about how to escape from the difficulties of life - it is about how to face the difficulties of life.

We find Christ in all the Scriptures. In the Old Testament He is predicted, in the Gospels He is revealed, in Acts He is preached, in the epistles He is explained, and in Revelation He is expected.

I am weaker and more sinful than I ever before believed, but through Jesus Christ I'm more loved and accepted than I ever dared hope.

Death for the Christian is to fall asleep in the arms of Jesus and waking up and finding out that you're home.

What kind of wonderful God is this who reaches down into the lives of people, picks them up, grants them faith, and changes them!

When grace begins to rule, then our preoccupation with ourselves begins to leave.

Unfortunately, preachers who distort God's Word are all too common today. Sometimes this springs from a sincere desire to soften hard hearts, but hearts aren't changed by compromise.

You don’t know who you are until you know God and you don’t know how to live until you've settled the question of how to die.

It takes a whole Bible to make a whole Christian.

Science fiction is no more written for scientists than ghost stories are written for ghosts.

I can't help but watch his lips as they cover the opening of the bottle that my lips were just touching. We're practically kissing.

To know that we know what we know and that we do not know what we do not know that is true knowledge.

Don't be afraid to make a mistake your readers might like it.

We boast in the Lord but watch carefully that we never get caught depending on Him.

I am not looking for a friend; if I want a friend I'd buy a dog.

We're all colored, or you wouldn't be able to see anyone.

I do not like being in front of the camera.

Its nice to have a catcher who knows my mechanics, too. That way if I get into trouble he can stop it before I get out of control.

It wasn't until the Nobel Prize that they really thawed out. They couldn't understand my books, but they could understand $30,000.