A natural faith is sufficient for trusting a human object; but a supernatural faith is required to trust savingly in a Divine object.

Instead of a river, God often gives us a brook, which may be running today and dried up tomorrow. Why? To teach us not to rest in our blessings, but in the blesser Himself.

Prayer is not so much an act as it is an attitude - an attitude of dependency, dependency upon God.

It is not the absence of sin but the grieving over it which distinguishes the child of God from empty professors.

The Bible is no lazy man's book! Much of its treasure, like the valuable minerals stored in the bowels of the earth, only yield up themselves to the diligent seeker.

True liberty is not the power to live as we please, but to live as we ought.

Grace can neither be bought, earned, or won by the creature. If it could be, it would cease to be grace.

The great mistake made by most of the Lord’s people is in hoping to discover in themselves that which is to be found in Christ alone.

Growing in grace is a deepening realization of our nothingness; it is a heartfelt recognition that we are not worthy of the least of God's mercies.

Unbelief is infectious! The unbelief of one strengthens the unbelief of another, just as the faith of one strengthens the faith of another.

Happy the soul that has been awed by a view of God's majesty

Energy is liberated matter, matter is energy waiting to happen.

Courage treats the weak better than fear treats the strong.

Most artists don't get paid for what they do, and they are lucky if they can persuade a friend to let them show something at a kid's birthday party.

Sometimes family members will ask to be kept out of certain things that I'm writing, and I try to respect that. I'd much rather have relatives than a book.

Teachers are expected to reach unattainable goals with inadequate tools. The miracle is that at times they accomplish this impossible task.

There are a lot of powerful women in Hollywood who have been movie stars for a long time who are getting into their forties and fifties. I still want to see them work.

The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice.

I welcome challenges. I like challenges. It gives me a reason to keep going.

How about this?" I said, because now it was the principle of the thing. "I'm sorry, jackass.

Heaven is where you'll be when you are okay right where you are.