We do not understand and then obey: that is instruction. We obey by faith, and then we understand: that is illumination.

Most Christians are being crucified on a cross between two thieves: Yesterday's regret and tomorrow's worries.

If you look to others you will be distracted; if you look to yourselves you will be discouraged; but if you look to Christ you'll be delighted.

God doesn't bless us just to make us happy; He blesses us to make us a blessing.

If you are going to live by faith, then expect your faith to be tested. A faith that can't be tested can't be trusted.

Trusting God means thinking and acting according to God's word in spite of circumstances, feelings, or consequences.

If you want to enjoy the rainbow, be prepared to endure the storm.

He knows when we go into the storm, He watches over us in the storm, and He can bring us out of the storm when His purposes have been fulfilled.

The devil tempts us to bring out the worst in us, but the Father tests us to bring out the best in us.

The way we behave toward people indicates what we really believe about God.

The greatest judgment God can send on His people is letting them have their own way.

I wish everybody finds the serenity that good, strong faith brings.

There's truth in wine, and there may be some in gin and muddy beer; but whether it's truth worth my knowing, is another question.

All reality is a blender where hopes and dreams are mixed with fear and despair.

No one welcomes chaos, but why crave stability and predictability?

Being wrong on facts, that's something you have a real responsibility to correct. But being wrong in the fun sports way is part of the interplay.

It's impossible to escape from religion anywhere you are in the States.

Would you trust the linguistic intuitions of someone who has been studying Latin or Greek for three days?

It was a small thing, but it was a thing, and things have a way of either dying or growing, and it wasn’t dying.

From the poorest of countries to the richest of nations, education is the key to moving forward in any society.

I got good advice once. Someone said to me: 'Live in your money rather than look at it.