The meaning of atonement is not to be found in our penitence evoked by the sight of Calvary, but rather in what God did when in Christ on the cross He took our place and bore our sin.

We should not ask, ‘What is wrong with the world?’ for that diagnosis has already been given. Rather we should ask, “What has happened to salt and light?

A Christian should resemble a fruit tree with real fruit, not a Christmas tree with decorations tied on

We must allow the Word of God to confront us, to disturb our security, to undermine our complacency and to overthrow our patterns of thought and behavior.

The purpose of prayer is emphatically not to bend God's will to ours, but rather to align our will to his.

We must be global Christians with a global vision because our God is a global God.

What we need is not more learning, not more eloquence, not more persuasion, not more organization, but more power from the Holy Spirit.

We are sent into the world, like Jesus, to serve. For this is the natural expression of our love for our neighbors. We love. We go. We serve.

The Christian's chief occupational hazards are depression and discouragement.

Sin and the child of God are incompatible. They may occasionally meet; they cannot live together in harmony

Christians who neglect the Bible simply do not mature.

The beginning of every war is like opening the door into a dark room. One never knows what is hidden in the darkness.

But the places we come from don't leave us as easily as we leave them.

Of all things in the world that stink in the nostrils of men, hypocrisy is the worst.

The church is not an audience of spectators; we are a fellowship of disciple-makers

No language can express the power and beauty and heroism of a mother's love.

Balancing school, acting, and a social life can be difficult.

Our mind is like a field, and performing actions is like sowing seeds in that field.

Angels have a sense of humor...The angels wants us to enjoy life. Have a good laugh at yourself every now and again for taking life seriously. Then take time to laugh with the angels!

Could there ever be a more wonderful story than your own?

I pray as much as possible.