Grace can neither be bought, earned, or won by the creature. If it could be, it would cease to be grace.

Instead of a river, God often gives us a brook, which may be running today and dried up tomorrow. Why? To teach us not to rest in our blessings, but in the blesser Himself.

Prayer is not so much an act as it is an attitude - an attitude of dependency, dependency upon God.

It is not the absence of sin but the grieving over it which distinguishes the child of God from empty professors.

The Bible is no lazy man's book! Much of its treasure, like the valuable minerals stored in the bowels of the earth, only yield up themselves to the diligent seeker.

True liberty is not the power to live as we please, but to live as we ought.

The great mistake made by most of the Lord’s people is in hoping to discover in themselves that which is to be found in Christ alone.

Growing in grace is a deepening realization of our nothingness; it is a heartfelt recognition that we are not worthy of the least of God's mercies.

Unbelief is infectious! The unbelief of one strengthens the unbelief of another, just as the faith of one strengthens the faith of another.

Happy the soul that has been awed by a view of God's majesty

The gospel is not an announcement that God has relaxed his justice or lowered the standard of His holiness.

Dreams, you know, are what you wake up from.

Adversity refined a man like gold.

Life can be tough at times, but each time you fall, is another lesson to learn from.

Every year that goes by, I lose that much more motivation to play rock.

The directors [who know every detail] make films that are complete, basically.

What you receive is directly connected to what you believe

We love dirty oral on the Down Low, but no going steady.

Ma sighed gently and said, "A whole year gone, Charles." But Pa answered, cheerfully: "What's a year amount to? We have all the time there is.

However confused the scene of our life appears, however torn we may be who now do face that scene, it can be faced, and we can go on to be whole.

The way I write is really like putting one foot in front of the other. I really let the characters do most of the work, they start talking and they just lead the way.