The issue of faith is not so much whether we believe in God, but whether we believe the God we believe in. (p.35)

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.

Become great in God’s eyes so as to bring freedom to your people

Detroit is just like everywhere else, only more so--a lot more so.

Two men look out the same prison bars; one sees mud and the other stars.

It’s time to WAKE UP and make empowering choices.

Modern church music is so constructed that the congregation cannot hear one distinct word.

Because man and woman are the complement of one another, we need woman's thought in national affairs to make a safe and stable government.

I was raised to have value for money, to have respect for money, even though you have a lot of it.

If something is going to be better, it is new, and if it's new you are confronting problems and challenges you don't have references for.

Bad shooters are always open

It's exciting to consider how art, in its ability to reveal, can be ahead of the artist.