During courtship, guarding each other's purity and refraining from intimacy are the acts of lovemaking.

We can't change by fancy methods. We can't change by mere willpower. But God's Spirit working in us can help us to "will and to act according to his good purpose" (Philippians 2:13).

We should never use spiritual activities as a way to grab for more intimacy than is appropriate for our relationship.

In fact, the Bible tells us that the union of man and woman in marriage points to the climatic final scene - when Christ returns for His church, the bride He died to save (Ephesians 5:31-32).

Ho! Wise men say, 'He who hath not a good and ready memory should never meddle in telling lies.'"Drew smiled. "I have a good and ready memory.

Write a book, not the book.

By comparing what we know today with what the ancients appear to have known we can guess at the kinds of wine they drank.

A good environment certainly makes it easier to grow. But whether you’re in a good environment or not, you can learn and improve where you are.

Don’t tell them what you’re going to do - that’s vision. Do what you are going to do – that’s culture.

I'm very phobic about flying, but I'm also drawn to it.

Research can be a big clunker. It's difficult to know how you can make the historical light.

The individual who fears the criticism of others is no different from the one who seeks their praise. Both are shadow figures, fading into the landscape, lacking the will to act for themselves.

Coffee just makes me happy.

I was regarded as the school freak which further reinforced a lot of inhibitions and doubts I had about myself. I was a shy, frightened teenager for a long time.