The fallacy in Peter's mind was this: he believed his relationship was dependent on his consistency in producing the qualities he thought had earned him the Lord's approval.

Tell me what ticks you off, and I will tell you what makes you tick.

Sometimes the Lord rides out the storm with us and other times He calms the restless sea around us. Most of all, He calms the storm inside us in our deepest inner soul.

Expect the dawn of a new beginning in the dark nights of life.

All prayers are answered. We need to distinguish between a prayer unanswered, and one not answered how or when we would like it to be.

There is an uncalculating, unaffected, unbound excitement in us when the Spirit is given freedom to express Himself through us.

There is no rest in the heart of God until He knows that you are at resh in His grace.

To know your ruling passion, examine your castles in the air.

The fragrance of what you give away stays with you.

I learn the lines and pray to God.

It is high time that the women of Republican America should know how much the laws that govern them are like the slave laws ofthe South.

Technically, I'm a knight. My family goes back a thousand years in the Naples area. We're a titled, noble people.

No one can escape his destiny.

There exist thousands of Americans who have AIDS-defining diseases but are HIV negative.

Sometimes discipline, which means 'to teach,' is confused with criticism. Children-as well as people of all ages-improve behavior from love and encouragement more than from fault-finding.

Narrative is radical, creating us at the very moment it is being created.

If you have never felt your soul poured out before the Lord with a consequent exhaustion, it is doubtful whether you have advanced far in the school of prayer.