We become so accustomed to our sins we sometimes lapse into a state of peaceful coexistence with them, but God never ceases to hate them.

We're more concerned about our own "victory" over sin than we are about the fact that our sins grieve God's heart.

Even our tears of repentance need to be washed in the blood of the Lamb.

But God has not called us to be like those around us. He has called us to be like Himself. Holiness is nothing less than conformity to the character of God.

It is not the importance of the thing, but the majesty of the Lawgiver, that is to be the standard of obedience.~Andrew Bonar~

The Holy Spirit opens the inner recesses of our hearts and enables us to see the moral cesspools hidden there.

Christianity is not a do-it-yourself thing.

What does it matter who is ruler of a realm that no longer exists?

Always work hard, never give up, and fight until the end because it's never really over until the whistle blows.

It's smart to have a set of younger actors. People don't always want to look at me. They want to look at other people.

For there is never any way to go but in.

To be honest, I find most politicians very untrustworthy. When I listen to them talking - or rather, lying - I just feel there are very few politicians with integrity, so I never know who to bat for.

To find your own way is to follow your bliss.

The only way to do something in depth is to work hard. The moment you start being in love with what you're doing, and thinking it's beautiful or rich, then you're in danger.

My body's feeling sore, but my soul is feeling pretty good.

Arguments about Scripture achieve nothing but a stomachache and a headache.