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 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.

We are not sinners because we sin. We sin because we are sinners.

Nobody intentionally sets out to fail or dwell in mediocrity.

I am going to seek a great purpose, draw the curtain, the farce is played.

Death is another bar which lies several steps below the normal world. I'm at its threshold, but not yet in it. Its doorway is doorless.

If the unicorn does live among the snows held up forever on the line of the Equator then it is clear why the world should know so little about them.

Only in America can someone start with nothing and achieve the American Dream. That's the greatness of this country.

I think a lot of people are afraid of being happy because of what others might think of it.

The best leaders lift people up versus tear people down.

It is fascinating to me that when the lists of the great writers are trotted out year after year, you often find lists without a single woman mentioned.

Put First Things First! These four words cover an entire philosophy which can be applied with profit by every business leader, by every executive and by every employee.

Excuses are useless. Results are priceless.