Jonah’s anger was not marked by outbursts of rage but by a quiet withdrawal from the company of others and a growing preoccupation with the events in his own life.

God’s Word is the living seed that brings new birth. It is the milk that nurtures the new life of a young Christian and the meat that builds the muscle of a mature believer.

Authentic gospel preaching always engages people with eternal issues.

I am so glad that Jesus does not say, “Practice more spiritual disciplines.” He says, “Come to me…and I will give you rest.

He endured all that hell is on the cross, so that you would never know what hell is like.

Grace means that God steps into the lives of particular individuals with the purpose and effect of saving them. He needs no permission to do this, nor is He under any obligation to do so.

If you feel that without a certain person, or position, or achievement, your life would be not worth living, you may be deeper into idolatry than you think.

The person who learns to number his or her days gains a heart of wisdom (Ps. 90:12).

Living communion with God in which He is real, alive, fresh, and present to your soul energizes a God-centered life.

In times of adversity we develop our senses of creativity and strength of our souls.

Yes, " he replied. "We are --- how do you say on Midgard -- between a hard place and tree.

There was as much joy in surrendering free will as exercising it.

Let us take things as we find them: let us not attempt to distort them into what they are not... We cannot make facts. All our wishing cannot change them. We must use them.

The mirror is the tool of the one who wants to do a self-portrait. And if you want to make a photo you need a mirror.

Convenience is not an acceptable foundational value for society. It’s a disease.

Just say anything without even caring if it is true. That is how riots start.

I'm not a toy boy, bellybutton band, so I don't have to worry about that. Actually, I never did.

My greatest wish is that a certain way of looking at the world, a way I show in all of my books, gets into my readers' heads, and slowly alters their perception.

Without character, there is no credibility; and without credibility, there is no trust.