Though prayer doesn't change God's mind or God's purposes, prayer does change something- It changes us.

God often goes to the gutter to find the recipient for His grace. He lifts him out, washes him and transforms him - making him into a child of God fit for His kingdom. That is God’s grace.

Look, don't judge Christianity by the imperfect examples that we have seen in history. Judge it by Jesus Christ.

There are more battles won through prayer than by any other means.

You have only one life and it will soon be past, and only what's done for Christ will last.

The purpose is not that you might get more of the Holy Spirit, but that the Holy Spirit might get more of you.

Sometimes we make the mistake of thinking God uses only 'special' people the strong, the intelligent, the beautiful. We don't think He has a place for the rest of us. We are so wrong!

Wisdom is knowing what to do with what you know.

God is more interested in what we are than in what we do. He looks for fruit; we try to produce works.

So live for the kingdom of God. Seek to bring glory to Jesus Christ and the Lord will use you. It is my prayer, my constant and daily prayer, that God would keep me useable.

The most important thing a born again Christian can do is to pray.

If you want to continue to be the best in the world, then you have to train and compete like you are second best in the world.

For every great success, diligence is desirable from the beginning to the very end.

When I started, I was pretty sure I was going to be writing some goofy little wizard novels that might make me some part-time money and would hopefully lead to something I could do better.

The trick to being smart is knowing when to play dumb.

This is how it feels to die: It starts from outside and works its way in.

What is destructive is impatience haste expecting too much too fast.

Strategy doesn't change when hard times arrive. Consumers' willingness to try, and to stay loyal, remains, the goal. Winners know this; their brand focus and strategy remains consistent.

I think you have a case of either 'testitis' or 'I Didn't Do My Homework Syndrome'. It's common in the Spring.

I have never understood, for instance, why some people see contemporary art as divided between 'painting' and 'conceptual art', as though this represented a genuine division.

All great companies have spirit and culture. Mean spirited returns mean spirit.