If fretting was an Olympic sport, I’d own the gold medal

When I capture my thoughts and compare them to the truth of God’s Word, I often find they are false, deceptive, or destructive.

The next time you’re waiting, redeem the time through prayer. You’ll be amazed at what you can accomplish.

Every prayer victory makes it easier to believe the next time.

When I intentionally thank God for the good gifts that come from being his child, I find it almost impossible to maintain my sour disposition.

The God who delivered Hezekiah and the children of Israel is the same God who is eager to act on my behalf.

In the words of a pastor friend, "Christianity is less about holding on to God and more about God holding on to you.

Life is hard. If anyone tells you otherwise, they're lying. But life without faith is even harder.

What we do determines much of what happens in the world to come, not just for ourselves, but for those around us.

Things had improved after he was born. We both loved him with such fervor that it was impossible that some wouldn’t splash back on us.

Intentions, whether good or bad, that don’t reflect the words and actions are only meant to fulfill personal goals.

To go to heaven, fully to enjoy God, is infinitely better than the most pleasant accommodations here.

I should rather like to tear these last pages out of the book. Shall I? No-a journal ought not to cheat.

Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well-trained, well-equipped and battle-hardened. He will fight savagely

To care for anyone else enough to make their problems one's own, is ever the beginning of one's real ethical development.

Fortune favors the prepared.

People hesitate to follow their desires because they don't know how to divide their soul from their spirit.

The best servants of the people, like the best valets, must whisper unpleasant truths in the master's ear. It is the court fool, not the foolish courtier, whom the king can least afford to lose.

Dennis Erickson drove to my home and asked me to become a Miami Hurricane. There was no way in hell I wasn’t going.