Jesus is the hope of the world and the local church is the vehicle of expressing that hope to the world.

Giving up something now for something better later is not a sacrifice. It is an investment.

It's better to make a difference than to make a point.

There is no cramming for a test of character. It always comes as a pop quiz.

You have no idea the numbers of people that God may want to influence through you

Leaders who refuse to listen, will eventually be surrounded by people who have nothing helpful to say

Your devotion to God is illustrated, demonstrated, and authenticated by your love for others.

At the end of the day, God's love for me, for you, and for the world is settled at the cross.

It takes a habit to break a habit. You can pray every day for a generous heart, but until you start acting in that direction, nothing's going to change.

Your greatest accomplishment may not be something you do but someone you raise.

Your friends will determine the quality and direction of your life.

Your soul is strong to survive the situation.

The truth is that nothing is less sensational than pestilence, and by reason of their very duration great misfortunes are monotonous.

Our only hope rests on the off-chance that God does exist.

Hanging out with politicians and corporations is very unhip work. But I think that the U2 audience have turned out to be incredibly subtle in their understanding.

Quite suddenly Meggie felt fear rise in her like black brackish water, she felt lost, terribly lost, she felt it in every part of her. She didn't belong here! What had she done?

She looked at me and laughed pointlessly. Then she flounced over to the dog, kissed it with ecstasy, and swept into the kitchen, implying that a dozen chefs awaited her orders there.

Just what you want to be, you will be in the end.

English literature is a kind of training in social ethics. English trains you to handle a body of information in a way that is conducive to action.

Of strong importance to me is the defense of minority rights, not just racial minorities, but ideological and religious minorities.

I think that President Trump found it - which is what America, what all of us, were starving for the whole time because we're so sick of politics and politicians.