Only God can provide us with an eternal perspective and speak to us with absolute and final authority.

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.

I have no trouble with my enemies - I can take care of my enemies all right. But my damn friends... They're the ones that keep me walking the floors at night!

If Yo Mama and Yo Daddy got a divorce, they'd still be brother and sister.

Over time, we would learn each other, and I would learn to love her like a mother loves a daughter, imperfectly and without roots.

Please believe him. Keep your heart open to him. He can make you happy. He has always loved you, and you once loved him with all your heart.

We are made of star-stuff. Our bodies are made of star-stuff. There are pieces of star within us all.

Notorious sinners didn’t kill Jesus. Religious people did.

Motivation is like nutrition. It must be taken daily and in healthy doses to keep it going

Bring the pure wine of love and freedom. But sir, a tornado is coming. More wine, we'll teach this storm A thing or two about whirling.

Energy and time are finite resources; conserving them is very important.

We've had public companies in the past in that business and they bleed. We've got a lot more blood than they do.