God uses us in spite of who we are, not because of it.

Prayer is not trying to twist God’s arm to make Him do something. Prayer is receiving by faith what He has already done!

As believers, you don't need to pray for a new heart, you need to pray for a new head.

If you want to give the devil a message, write it on the bottom of your shoes.

Most people do not let the Word of God get in the way of what they believe.

Do you think God would heal an adulterer? Well I believe if God would save an adulterer, then He would heal one.

The truth is, you don't need the Lord to do anything for you. He's already done His part. You've already got it, whatever "it" is.

If you never bump into the devil, it’s because you’re going in the same direction.

Without faith, God's grace is wasted, & without grace, faith is powerless.

If you’d just center your thoughts and affections upon the Lord, you’d be better off accidentally than you’ve ever been on purpose!

The devil isn’t a true lion; he just walks around roaring like one trying to intimidate the Body of Christ. But the truth is, he’s had his teeth pulled, and all he can do now is gum you.

I have spent my entire lifetime trying to figure out how to connect work and passion. When I finally figured it out, life became so much more beautiful!

If life is not always poetical, it is at least metrical.

Let the inner ear listen to the voice of truth that is always speaking.

Everything is more or less organized matter. To think so is against religion, but I think so just the same.

I do not pretend that I have led a blameless life, or that one fault justifies another, but the public in judging a case like mine should remember that the darkest life may have a bright side...

Lofty mountains are full of springs; great hearts are full of tears.

It is now for the Catholic Church to bend herself to her work with calmness and generosity. It is for you to observe her with renewed and friendly attention.

A strenuous soul hates cheap success. It is the ardor of the assailant that makes the vigor of the defendant.

While I do believe I become a technically better writer over time, in others ways writing gets harder because inspiration is finite.

Let me be that I am and seek not to alter me.