At the moment I sin, I desire the sin more than I desire to please God.

Why do bad things happen to good people? That only happened once and He volunteered.

A god who is all love, all grace, all mercy, no sovereignty, no justice, no holiness, and no wrath is an idol.

To know that God knows everything about me and yet loves me is indeed my ultimate consolation.

When there’s something in the Word of God that I don’t like, the problem is not with the Word of God, it’s with me.

It is one thing to believe in God; it is quite another to believe God.

God is not going to negotiate His holiness... in order to accommodate us.

Sin is not simply making bad choices or mistakes. Sin is having the desire in our hearts to do the will of the enemy of God.

We have to determine our theology from the Word of God, not from what we feel.

We are secure, not because we hold tightly to Jesus, but because He holds tightly to us.

God does not rule by the consent of His subjects but by His sovereign authority. His reign extends over me whether I vote for Him or not.

Why have all the pieces joined together to create such a cruel fate?

Some friends are like sunny days, with false flames, oozing from afar, coming near without a dime.

The difference between a beginning teacher and an experienced one is that the beginning teacher asks, "How am I doing?" and the experienced teacher asks, How are the children doing?

We have the choice to choose how we're going to educate our emotions.

Modeling is so... not superficial. Well, I guess it is. But it's boring.

Our lives are rounded with a sleep.

Eat only until you're 4/5 full. An ancient Japanese injunction.

In good speaking, should not the mind of the speaker know the truth of the matter about which he is to speak.

Evolution is a fact, as securely established as any in science, and he who denies it betrays woeful ignorance and lack of education, which likely extends to other fields as well.

Were parties here divided merely by a greediness for office,...to take a part with either would be unworthy of a reasonable or moral man.