Rejoicing is the essence of genuine worship. A sad face (apart from remorse for sin or regret concerning the pain of others) is an affront to a gracious and generous God.

The opposite of love is indifference to the genuine needs of others.

When shame is missing from corporate life, society, quickly becomes uncivilized.

The thoughtful believer recalls God's faithfulness in the past when confronted by any new threat. Part of spiritual maturity is strong sense of one's own history.

Believers have just as much to fear from legalism as from waywardness. The first detracts from the beauty of the message, while the second mars it content.

The task of evangelism often involves preparing an open road so offenders can find their refuge in Christ.

God is enough like us to understand our problems and enough above us to be able to solve them.

Since the success of believers is tied to our knowledge of and obedience to God's Word, the memorizing of portions of the Bible is advisable.

Every demonstration of God's faithfulness to us is an opportunity for us to testify of Him to others.

Discouragement is contagious and is easily transmitted to others.

Spiritual strength is connected to faithful obedience to God's commands.

There will be peace in the world when we will learn to understand that there are no you and me, there is only we in this world.

i am not perfection i am learning per fractions of moments as they come

Bruises and dried blood covered her face, giving the illusion of chicken pox.

I think all actors - they'll hate me for saying this - but we are babies. We like to be loved, and we'll do anything if we're loved.

The right tools are just as important as the makeup itself.

We like to juxtapose our music with a more dour aesthetic.

Veal is a very young beef and, like a very young girlfriend, it's cute but boring and expensive.

An ocean of bliss may rain down from the heavens, but if you hold up only a thimble, that is all you receive

Man is the creature of circumstances.

To me, bitterness is the under-arm odor of wishful weakness. It is the graceless acknowledgment of defeat.