He that has his trust set upon God does not need to dread anything except the weakening or the paralyzing of that trust.

Peace comes not from the absence of trouble, but from the presence of God.

Being in Christ, it is safe to forget the past; it is possible to be sure of the future; it is possible to be diligent in the present.

We believe that the history of the world is but the history of His influence and that the center of the whole universe is the cross of Calvary.

The world takes its notions of God from the people who say that they belong to God's family. They read us a great deal more than they read the Bible. They see us; they only hear about Jesus Christ.

He who has the Holy Spirit in His heart and the Scripture in his hands has all he needs.

If God sends us on stony paths, He will provide us with strong shoes.

The prayer that begins with trustfulness, and passes on into waiting, will always end in thankfulness, triumph, and praise.

No man loveth God except the man who has first learned that God loves him.

The gospel is not speculation but fact. It is truth, because it is the record of a person who is the Truth.

Fruitful and acceptable worship begins before it begins.

Reality blithely ignores the lies we tell ourselves about it.

Visiting Saturn sounds like a lot of fun but you will die!

Sometimes I wish life had a fast-forward button.

Chick lit was amazing, and I was thrilled to be part of it.

The opportunity to work with women who are at the top of my list of people I'd want to work with and who are my favorite women to watch on screen, was fantastic.

I was never a fan of anything, and yet some people are fans of my books. That's a bit odd. But I like meeting them.

I spoil a lot of people with my play.

Blind adoration, in the age of action, is perfectly valueless, is often embarrassing and, equally, often painful.

My best definition of a nerd: someone who asks you to explain an aphorism

There are so many Jamaican people here in London, it's going to be like being at home for me.