A man's free will cannot cure him even of the toothache, or a sore finger; and yet he madly thinks it is in its power to cure his soul.

Grace finds us beggars but leaves us debtors.

The greatest judgment which God himself can, in the present life, inflict upon a man is to leave him in the hand of his own boasted 'free'-will.

Nothing in my hand I bring, Simply to Thy cross I cling

Grace alone makes the elect gracious; grace alone keeps them gracious; and the same grace alone will render them everlastingly glorious in the heaven of heavens.

Faith, repentance, and holiness are no less the free gifts of God than eternal life.

Not the labors of my hands Can fulfill thy Law's demands: Could my zeal no respite know, Could my tears forever flow, All for Sin could not atone: Thou must save, and Thou alone!

Rock of Ages, cleft for me, let me hide myself in Thee.

That opinion, which supposes personal sanctification to be unnecessary to final glorification, stands in direct opposition to every dictate of reason, to every declaration of scripture.

To a true believer, death is but going to church: from the church below to the church above.

Whom should we love, if not Him who loved us, and gave himself for us?

He seemed unaware of the messiness of the arrangement.

When you're offstage, that's the footprint. That's the man God's gonna judge.

I started writing songs after I heard Hank Williams.

A writer is first and foremost a witness of her time. She must tell the truth, not take a political position. But then the truth that she discovers is profoundly political.

Much of our waking experience is but a dream in the daylight.

People think I am a womanizer.

Not in the history of mankind has the government ever created a job.

You aren't really anybody in America if you're not on TV.

I think like any marriage, especially when you've had divorced parents like myself; you want to try even harder to make it work.

Have you ever noticed that salvation, much like your car keys, is usually found where and when you least expect it? (Acheron)