The real you is on the side of God against the false self

The story of your life is the story of the long and brutal assault on your heart by the one who knows what you could be and fears it.

A wound that goes unacknowledged and unwept is a wound that cannot heal.

Deep in his heart, every man longs for a battle to fight, an adventure to live, and a beauty to rescue.

The true story of every person in this world is not the story you see, the external story. The true story of each person is the journey of his or her heart.

Security is not found in the absence of danger, but in the presence of Jesus.

Faith looks back and draws courage; hope looks ahead, and keeps desire alive.

She is the crescendo, the final, astonishing work of God. Woman. In one last flourish creation comes to a finish with Eve. She is the Master's finishing touch.

In the end, it doesn’t matter how well we have performed or what we have accomplished—a life without heart is not worth living.

Caring for our own hearts isn't selfishness; it's how we begin to love.

A man's calling is written on his true heart, and he discovers it when he enters the frontier of his deep desires.

I would happily, sometimes more than happily, have vacated my role as an animal theologian, if there were others prepared to take my place.

Medicine comes with hope: the hope of having a healthy child, the hope of being able to raise your family.

I have been a practitioner of tough politics for many decades. There is little that amazes me and even less that shocks me.

Only eternal values can give meaning to temporal ones. Time must be the servant of eternity.

I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people except for a few public officials.

He is praised by some, blamed by others.

There is hope in people, not in society, not in systems, but in you and me.

Who will sacrifice nothing, and enjoy all, is a fool.

How do we know that God has elected us before the creation of the world? By believing in Jesus Christ.

You can't reason people out of beliefs they weren't reasoned into.