Human life is created in God's image, and that makes it sacred.

The God you worship will shape the values you hold, and the values you hold will shape the lifestyle that you choose.

Saint Augustine defined idolatry as worshiping what should be used or using what should be worshiped

The heart of the gospel is that Christ has come to save us from the judgment of God.

He is the Creator and the sustainer of all things. He is the unchanging, self-existent God, and that means that He depends on nobody. He is neither helped by our faith nor hindered by our unbelief.

If you can grasp those two truths—you are made in His image and dependent on Him—you will discover a great dignity and at the same time a profound humility.

Has what you do for God become more important to you than the Lord Himself?

Idolatry involves putting the things we love in the place of God or seeing God as a means of getting the things that we want, and that's the second great struggle of our lives.

Nick rubbed his hand across his face as he tried to make sense of her prattle. But that was the thing about Simi. She seldom made sense.

Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise creatures, and cats like authors for the same reasons.

Creativity is as important now in education as literacy and we should treat it with the same status.

I was raised on government cheese. As an adult, in my first marriage, my husband and I worked real hard just to go bankrupt. I happened to write some jokes about it. I did real well for myself.

I feel as if when you love a book it becomes a part of you whether you have it on your shelves or not.

When things go wrong, simplify.

Grid systems in graphic design

A policeman, as you discover, has to put up with a hell of a lot of abuse. A man in any other line of work would nail a guy who laid that kind of abuse on him. I know I would.

To strip yourself from a lot of the things around you that make you comfortable is a really challenging thing that most of us don't do or don't get a chance to do.

If I had known being insane was so much fun, I'd have gone crazy long ago.