Make no mistake, sin has been dealt with once for all, and we are as close to Him as we will ever be.

Christians are famous for telling people to be "child-like" and yet one of the greatest qualities of a child (the never ending list of questions) is often discouraged.

Forgiveness of sins is great, but I'd rather have the ability to quit doing the things I keep needing forgiveness for.

You don’t need a Master’s in Theology to love people.

Here is a very simple and trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: If it's not about Christ, it's not Christianity.

A piece of paper doesn't make you a pastor any more than making predictions makes you a prophet.

What says Christ doesn't return today and His most faithful followers don't turn around and have Him crucified again (if that were possible)? That’s what happened the first time, after all.

Personal experience is the basis of all real literature.

The branches do not support the root. But the root supports the branches.

Whether I'm a good wife doesn't have anything to do with what he was like.

To be a character who feels a deep emotion, one must go into the memory's vault and mix in a sad memory from one's own life.

I loved being a judge, and sometimes I miss the power of the gavel, but this is a lot more fun.

I have been on the cover of Time magazine. My father was on the cover of Time, and my grandfather was on the cover of Time.

I know that money speaks more loudly than need.

Just as the normative standard for the good and for the true is God, so the ultimate standard of beauty is God.

What we call soul has been around a long time. It comes out of a particular culture that is African in origin, but influenced by 250 years of slavery, as well as other forms of racial oppression.

So I thought if I stopped being so, you know, wounded, we could take a shot at just being friends. - Peeta Mellark