No unborn baby has ever had the right to choose or deny its own destruction.

Why do bad things happen to good people? That only happened once and He volunteered.

A god who is all love, all grace, all mercy, no sovereignty, no justice, no holiness, and no wrath is an idol.

To know that God knows everything about me and yet loves me is indeed my ultimate consolation.

When there’s something in the Word of God that I don’t like, the problem is not with the Word of God, it’s with me.

It is one thing to believe in God; it is quite another to believe God.

God is not going to negotiate His holiness... in order to accommodate us.

Sin is not simply making bad choices or mistakes. Sin is having the desire in our hearts to do the will of the enemy of God.

We have to determine our theology from the Word of God, not from what we feel.

We are secure, not because we hold tightly to Jesus, but because He holds tightly to us.

God does not rule by the consent of His subjects but by His sovereign authority. His reign extends over me whether I vote for Him or not.

So when I feel most lost I choose to remember those things that help me survive. I choose love.

I'm not offended until you think I'm offended.

Cammie: I never knew there were this many stars. Zach: I can't see them. I just see you.

I always say if the marathon is a part-time interest, you will only get part-time results.

Ignorance, poverty, and greed must disappear so that light can prevail in all places.

What I've started I must finish. I've gone too far to turn back. Regardless of what may happen, I have to go forward.

I had never been near insane persons before in my life, and had not the faintest idea of what their actions were like

I like my groundstrokes, I can say. I like it. That's my game - I'm a groundstroke player and I play pretty aggressive.

Painting is a medium in which the mind can actualize itself; it is a medium of thought. Thus painting, like music, tends to become its own content.

Live on, survive, for the earth gives forth wonders. It may swallow your heart, but the wonders keep on coming. You stand before them bareheaded, shriven. What is expected of you is attention.