Take heed when you think you stand, lest you fall. In this life you can fall from any level.

We must realize that the ministries and gifts of the Spirit are for everyday life, not just meetings.

We are in the days of miracles and wonders that will eventually eclipse those of any other time.

The Holy Spirit is not “the Doer,” but rather the “Helper.” He will not do it without us, but if we engage He will help us with what we need to make it happen

A successful Christian life will not be based on how much work we have done, but rather, on how close to the Lord we have become and how obedient we have been.

True faith begins with true repentance for whatever we have been doing that is wrong.

There will never be anything more exciting or wonderful than being close to God.

True Christianity is a life of sacrifice. It requires that in everything we live for the Lord and others, not ourselves.

Jesus is the ultimate solution to every human problem and the ultimate hope for all mankind.

The best way to dwell in the presence of the Lord is to be a thankful person.

We serve a God that does His greatest works when it becomes impossible for us.

Shadows are falling and I've been here all day/It's too hot to sleep, time is running away/Feel like my soul has turned into steel/I've still got the scars that the sun didn't heal.

I don't really have special rituals, but I don't try to write fiction unless I have a minimum of a few hours. For me, it takes a while to settle into a mode where I'm truly concentrating

People have to understand that they can reject technology. They can turn off their cell phone. They can stop looking at their e-mail. It's there if they want it. It's not being forced on them.

The lot of critics is to be remembered by what they failed to understand.

There is no fury like that against one who, we fear, may succeed in making us disloyal to beliefs we hold with passion, but have not really won.

I live in a world that's free, colorful, vibrant, takes chances, bold, stands up to power, umm, and that's where I've mad my success.

Like their predecessors, the Presidents of today just throw up their hands.

A bass should sound like a bass with the thump of the finger against the wood, like it began with stand up.

If you crave something, I’ll be the one to give it to you. All of your needs, Eva, are mine to fulfill. Whatever it costs me.

We have become so obsessed by numbers and by bottom lines that beauty and truth has been knocked aside.