Are we concentrating more on the kingdom of this world than on the kingdom that is not of this world?

Change came from below, as it usually does, rather than being imposed from above.

All of us in the church need “grace-healed eyes” to see the potential in others for the same grace that God has so lavishly bestowed on us.

The first nation to separate Christianity from government produced perhaps the most religious nation on earth.

Jesus proclaimed unmistakably that God's law is so perfect and absolute that no one can achieve righteousness. Yet God's grace is so great that we do not have to.

Only Christianity dares to make God's love unconditional.

God welcomes home anyone who will have him and, in fact, has made the first move already.

Breaking the cycle of ungrace means taking the initiative.

A cease-fire between human beings depends upon a cease-fire with God.

I know of only two alternatives to hypocrisy: perfection or honesty.

In other words, the proof of spiritual maturity is not how 'pure' you are but awareness of your impurity. That very awareness opens the door to grace.

It could be that this record set before you now is a fiction.

You know, writing is really difficult, and it takes a real patience and a skill. I don't know if I have that. I admire it in others, so much, and I envy it.

And the sad truth is that nobody wants me to write comedy. The Exorcist not only ended that career, it expunged all memory of its existence.

The regime kept saying that all of my opponents are lackeys of the United States. We used to say that this is all lie, that we are lackeys of the United States.

The belly is an ungrateful wretch, it never remembers past favors, it always wants more tomorrow.

Collecting the dots. Then connecting them. And then sharing the connections with those around you. This is how a creative human works. Collecting, connecting, sharing.

Upon four-legged forest clouds the cowboy angel rides

You hated my rainbows, now you don't like my leather. Is there anything you like on me?

The most difficult step in the study of language is the first step.

The Lords of Chaos are the enemies of Logic, the jugglers of Truth, the molders of Beauty