God saves us because He loves us. It has nothing to do with our goodness or nobility, our achievements or agility. Our salvation depends completely upon our Savior.

Whether we live in poverty or prosperity, we can still live generously.

The solution to our human frailty is not to try harder, but to turn Godward.

The emphasis in Scripture is not the amount we give, but the attitude with which we give.

We may not understand why certain things occur in our lives, but we understand who to run to when they do.

Our problems may tower over us, but God towers over our problems.

The response to stress is not less time in God's Word, but more.

To delight in the law of the Lord is to find our source of joy outside of ourselves.

If we are to be blessed, we must pursue the Giver of blessings.

Safety comes in our nearness to God, not in our distance from our enemies.

Since God exists outside of time, He also has all of the time He needs to personally act in each of our lives. There is never a rush to the next meeting or the next message.

Tyranny and anarchy are alike incompatible with freedom security and the enjoyment of opportunity.

I know I have an awful lot to learn from the people of Minnesota.

All my songs were solo voices. Just me singing. In fact, that was the gimmick - no gimmick. Just singing straight with not too much background.

Empathy took the edge off, and the truth is, we need our edge. Our edge is trying to speak to us, and we are too, too good at shutting it up.

As long as people want to see me in movies, and as long as I find it interesting, I'll keep working.

There are so many traps. There are so many opportunities. Life is a river and we take our boat and we go down it.

I was surprised by how many people think of themselves as procrastinators, but, like me, seem to get a lot done anyway.

The best reason for a knitter to marry is that you can't teach the cat to be impressed when you finish a lace scarf.

So don't be tempted by the shiny apple Don't you eat of a bitter fruit Hunger only for a taste of justice Hunger only for a world of truth 'Cause all that you have is your soul.

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