This subsistence, or manner of being of God is his one essence so far as it has personal properties.

In contentment and joy are found the height and perfection of all love towards our neighbor.

The attributes of God tell us what He is and who He is.

The will of God is eternal because He does not begin to will what He did not will before, nor cease to will what He willed before.

Faith is the virtue by which, clinging-to the faithfulness of God, we lean upon him, so that we may obtain what he gives to us.

Sanctification is the real change in man from the sordidness of sin to the purity of God's image.

The will of God is single and totally one in Him.

The good pleasure of God is an act of the divine will freely and effectively determining all things.

The starting point of sanctification is the filthiness, corruption, or stain of sin.

The virtue of contentment is the acquiescence of the mind in the lot God has given

Hearing the word is the devout receiving of the will of God.

That's what fiction is for. It's for getting at the truth when the truth isn't sufficient for the truth.

It takes a little crazy to make a difference.

Wine is like women. It tempts you; it comforts you; it confuses you and can even turn on you when you least expect it. It can be your friend one day and your enemy the next.

I do think this next century, hopefully, will be about a more global view. Where you don't just think, 'Yes, my country is doing well,' but you think about the world at large.

Excitement was plentiful during my two years' service as a Pony Express rider.

American foreign policy and military might have opened an opportunity for the Gospel in the land of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

It is the government's strong desire to empower this fabric, this social fabric of our society where faith-based programs large and small feel empowered, encouraged, and welcomed into changing lives.

If I'm going to a new country, I try to learn something about the language and the culture, so I don't just go bumbling over things.

Nothing made me happen. I happened.

I've been dancing forever; since I remember, that's what I've been doing.