The most obscene symbol in human history is the Cross; yet in its ugliness it remains the most eloquent testimony to human dignity.

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.

Change happens for youthe moment you want somethingmore than you fear it.

Some of the most miserable people I have ever met have been people who are very popular with the public, but down inside are empty and miserable.

It was a symposium of horror and heroism, the like of which has not been known in the civilized world since man established his dominion over the sea.

If I slip into the place that can be filled by Christ alone, making myself the first necessity to a soul instead of leading it to fasten upon Him, then I know nothing of Calvary love.

You can't test courage cautiously, so I ran hard and waved my arms hard, happy.

Don't ever write a novel unless it hurts like a hot turd coming out.

I've worked hard all my life.

Our imagination just needs space. It's all it needs, that moment where you just sort of stare into the distance where your brain gets to sort of somehow rise up.

Things usually make sense in time, and even bad decisions have their own kind of correctness.

If the girls keep dancing, everybody's happy. If the girls don't dance, nobody's happy.