If the strong nuclear force were slightly weaker, multi-proton nuclei would not hold together. Hydrogen would be the only element in the universe.

[The evidence from cosmology] determines that the cause of the universe is functionally equivalent to the God of the Bible, a Being beyond the matter, energy, space, and time of the cosmos.

The Entity who brought the universe into existence must be a Personal Being, for only a person can design with anywhere near this degree of precision.

Even a brilliant research scientist can waste his or her efforts, in [Stephan Hawking's] case on theoretically impossible lines of research, if he or she rejects clear evidence pointing to God.

The plan of salvation as stated in the Bible can be seen through observation of the universe around us.

[Recent evidence regarding quantum mechanics is] sufficient to rule out all theological options but one - the Bible's.

This entire process of stellar evolution is by natural process alone. We do not have to invoke Divine intervention at any stage in the history of the life-cycle of the stars that we observe.

Given that we are all descended from Adam and Eve, genetic defects as a result of intra-family marriage would not begin to crop up until after the first few dozen generations.

How can we love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength if we must separate our minds from our faith? Such a separation violates the very meaning of faith.

I came to trust in Jesus as my Savior after a two-year personal study of the Bible that convinced me that Scripture is free of contradiction and error - doctrinally, historically, and scientifically.

The potential in many environmental issues is that if you undertake corrective action without appropriate understanding of the problem, then you wind up doing more harm than good.

Never in our silent moments of illusion do we sense the dark parallel that lives next to us. Nor do we suspect the carrier.

Every problem has a solution. You may not see it in front of you, but, sooner or later, a solution will appear before your eyes.

You learn nothing about someone by the way they win the fight, you learn everything about the way they lose and keep coming back.

You can never read too much into anything

Don't force anything. Let life be a deep let go.

The world is richer than it is possible to express in any single language.

I do read books. I suppose it's more or less the same thing, but at least I'm alone and I'm an individual. I can stop anytime I want, which I frequently do.

Somewhere inside we do know everything about ourselves. There is no real forgetting. Perhaps we know somewhere, too, about all there is to come.

It's service, not status, that counts.

May all people here find inspiration and strength to build a future of reconciliation, justice and peace for all the children of this beloved land.