The power of God unto salvation is not our passion for God, but the passion He has exhibited toward us sinners by sending his own Son to redeem us.

People ask me, 'Why pray if God is sovereign?' I respond, 'Why pray if He isn't?

The goal of Christian mission is not success, but faithful witness; not power, but proclamation; not technique, but truth; not method, but message.

God's church is not a stage for us to perform on but a garden for us to grow in.

Christians are driven by God's promises, and directed by God's purposes.

When the focus becomes 'What would Jesus do?' instead of 'What has Jesus done?' the [conservative/liberal] labels no longer matter.

God is not a supporting actor in our life movie. We exist for his purposes, not the other way around.

We cannot find God for the same reason that a thief can't find a police officer.

If you want to be an athlete, there's no way around it: You have to go to the gym. You can't Google your way to it.

God’s Word does not merely impart information; it actually creates life. It’s not only descriptive; it’s effective too, God speaking is God acting.

Faith in Christ is able to endure doubts-it's able to endure temptations-bec ause it faces them, not because it pretends they're not there.

It may not matter how u start but it matters how u finish

I want to tell him I love him

the only realistic choice is to follow your dreams

In Illinois, where legislators are paid $45, 000, plus as much as $10, 000 for leadership work, about half are full-time politicians.

You learn not to mourn every little thing out here, or you’d never, ever stop grieving.

I love fashion, but it's always been my job, whereas horseriding is my hobby.

This Roberto. He no like the light.

The party in power, like Jonah's gourd, grew up quickly, and will quickly fall.

...for whether we want to or not, we belong to our time and we share in its opinions, its feelings, even its delusions.

The single most important thing in life is to believe in yourself regardless of what everyone else says.