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.

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.

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.

We are not sinners because we sin. We sin because we are sinners.

Trust is tough since it involves that quixotic mix of integrity, vulnerability, and intimacy. But trust anyway.

Mothers don't let your daughters grow up to be models unless you're present.

Vision is the most powerful weapon in the leader's arsenal.

Success is finding something you love to do, getting paid to do it and finding someone to share it with.

Authors have to write for their characters, for who they are, that's the strength of books. Don't worry about censors. Just write the story you need to tell and the rewards will come.

A good cook is not necessarily a good woman with an even temper. Some allowance should be made for artistic temperament.

The partitions of the houses were so thin we could hear the women occupants of adjoining rooms changing their minds.

Looking out at this quarter of a million people,... I truly believed, at that moment, it was possible that human beings could join together to make a positive social change.

Intellect annuls fate. So far as a man thinks he is free.

Granddaddy used to handle snakes in church. Granny drank strychnine. I guess you could say I had a leg up, genetically speaking.