Though your experience may indicate that God has forgotten you or has left you alone, He is on your side. He is the God of grace, and He is actively working on your behalf.

Darius was clearly of the opinion That the air is also man's dominion, And that, with paddle or fins or pinion, We soon or late Shall navigate The azure, as now we sail the sea.

Our tendency is to be strong, self-sufficient, and dependent on our own willpower, but rather than try harder, we should reach out to the God who is all-powerful.

With years a richer life begins, the spirit mellow: ripe age gives tones to violins, wine, and good fellows.

Life is simply better when we are with others, and worse when we are isolated. God designed us to be connected, and life breaks down when we are not.

Men are polished, through act and speech, Each by each, As pebbles are smoothed on the rolling beach.

The best people in the world aren't those who never fail - but those who fail and learn something from it. I hope that your goal in life isn't to slide safely into death not having screwed up much.

I'm not looking for starters, I'm looking for finishers.

The central message of the Bible is about God redeeming a humanity that is in trouble and suffering.

The birds can fly, An' why can't I?

Not in rewards, but in the strength to strive, the blessing lies.

It is safer to beg than to take, but it is finer to take than to beg.

Sin was conquered on the cross. [Christ’s] death is the foundation of our hope, the promise of our triumph!

Fashion is meant to be fun.

We can look high or we can look low in books or in journals, but the result is the same. The scientific literature has no answers to the question of the origin of the immune system.

I'm sure there are people who say like, "I was wearing weird emo eyeliner," but there's something pretty embarrassing about the jazz phase.

The idea is to develop sympathy for your own confusion.

The messages our kids receive from teachers, coaches--and even, with the best intentions, from us - can push them toward pride or despair...toward self-righteousness or self-hatred.

Good coffee is a benefit, but great coffee is a reward, and the difference between good and great is just pennies a day.

Great God, have pity on the wicked, for thou didst everything for the good, when thou madest them good!

Tis a human trait to hate one you have wronged