Although their parents died in the wilderness for their stubbornness, Israel could profit from the older generation's failure by remembering that God had used adversity to train them.

The opposite of love is indifference to the genuine needs of others.

When shame is missing from corporate life, society, quickly becomes uncivilized.

The thoughtful believer recalls God's faithfulness in the past when confronted by any new threat. Part of spiritual maturity is strong sense of one's own history.

Believers have just as much to fear from legalism as from waywardness. The first detracts from the beauty of the message, while the second mars it content.

The task of evangelism often involves preparing an open road so offenders can find their refuge in Christ.

God is enough like us to understand our problems and enough above us to be able to solve them.

Since the success of believers is tied to our knowledge of and obedience to God's Word, the memorizing of portions of the Bible is advisable.

Every demonstration of God's faithfulness to us is an opportunity for us to testify of Him to others.

Discouragement is contagious and is easily transmitted to others.

Spiritual strength is connected to faithful obedience to God's commands.

We have lots of fruit trees and vegetables - we live endlessly on courgettes. I certainly wouldn't approve of a diet of McDonald's for my children.

I have been misunderstood more than I've been understood in my life.

Instead of taking environmentalism away from the left, conservatives condemn it as a counsel of doom.

The worst situation you can have in a thriller is a lead who looks like he can handle himself.

Great marketing only makes a bad product fail faster.

Would you like me to go and stick my head in a bucket of water?

It was necessary, temporarily, to limit certain requirements, accumulate necessary means, strain forces. We acted precisely in this way and built a socialist society.

But I want you around even when I don't need you. —Jeremy Richards

A wacky, trendy outfit on a guy over 40 indicates he's got big issues.

Some people have recognized their friends in my paintings, but I'm not directly responsible for any hooking up as far as I know!