Every day life must always be lived against the backdrop of eternity.

You're never so bad you can't have a Savior, no matter how much you've sinned.

Children who know they are loved, know they have a purpose, and know they have a hope are prepared for anything this world wants to dish up.

The issue isn't-nor should it ever be-how weak our child is, but rather how strong our God is.

Living a good life may keep you out of jail, but it cannot keep you out of hell.

Fear based parenting is the surest way to create intimidated children.

My job as a parent is a temporary responsibility with eternal consequences.

Our sins are never too great for God to forgive.

Getting into heaven has nothing to do with what we do for Christ, but rather what He has already done for us.

Until kids find something worth dying for, they don't have anything worth living for.

It kills me sometimes, how people die.

You earn brotherhood—the purest friendship, trust, love, whatever you want to call it—moment by moment through how you treat others.

Honestly, the point is I no more expect you to acknowledge or respect my feelings, there ends your story! HAPPY ME!

You can always tell the Catholic schools by the length of the cheerleaders' skirts.

Do not encumber your mind with useless thoughts. What good does it do to brood on the past or anticipate the future? Remain in the simplicity of the present moment.

Count your age with friends but not with years.

We gotta show up tomorrow ready to eat somebody's face.

True prayer is not a prelude to inaction.

I would give anything to escape myself, Flynn thought, just for a day, just for a minute even. Just to know what it was like to think differently, to feel differently, and to not be me.

Sometimes, you still have days when you don't just feel right, like there is a kind of congestion, and the flow isn't there. You're just not playing clearly.