Confession should be a daily activity for the Christian, whose entire pilgrimage is characterized by the spirit of repentance.

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.

I'm strong because I know my weaknesses. I'm wise because I've been foolish. I laugh because I've known sadness.

One writer may speak of something more lasting than Horace Greeley when he writes of that editor that his secular philanthropy drifted into autocratic ambition.

You talk about 'Obama is going to herd us into FEMA brainwashing camps.' Maybe your brain needs a little washing.

I cannot go and tell women what to wear and what not to wear; you have to decide on your own.

...therefore all childish fear must be put away.

Sometimes working on one painting will help solve a problem in another painting.

There is no one as dangerous as he or she who has nothing to lose.

I was being an artist, being sensitive and technical as artists are. I'm sure Leonardo Da Vinci did that. Artists don't always feel the same as others feel about their work.

Literature can train, and exercise, our ability to weep for those who are not us or ours.

When the sun shines let foolish gnats make sport, But creep in crannies when he hides his beams.