Unless I had the spirit of prayer, I could do nothing.

If the presence of God is in the church, the church will draw the world in. If the presence of God is not in the church, the world will draw the church out.

Sin is the most expensive thing in the universe. Nothing else can cost so much.

Nothing tends more to cement the hearts of Christians than praying together. Never do they love one another so well as when they witness the outpouring of each other's hearts in prayer.

Revival is a renewed conviction of sin and repentance, followed by an intense desire to live in obedience to God. It is giving up one's will to God in deep humility.

Prevailing prayer is that which secures an answer. Saying prayers is not offering prevailing prayer. The prevalence of prayer does not depend so much on quantity as on quality.

A state of mind that sees God in everything is evidence of growth in grace and a thankful heart.

There can be no higher enjoyment found in this world that is found in pulling souls out of the fire and bringing them to Christ.

There can be no revival when Mr. Amen and Mr. Wet-Eyes are not found in the audience.

Unless the will is free, man has no freedom; and if he has no freedom he is not a moral agent, that is, he is incapable of moral action and also of moral character.

Ministers often preach about the Gospel instead of preaching the Gospel. They often preach about sinners instead of preaching to them.

If you are pure in intention and in alignment with beauty and love, in body and mind, the highest levels of your spiritual self will subsume your weaknesses.

We should regret our mistakes and learn from them, but never carry them forward into the future with us.

An army's bravest men are its cowards. The death which they would not meet at the hands of the enemy they will meet at the hands of their officers, with never a flinching.

They have hijacked my religion.

So then I started doing a lot of episodic TV, just car chases or helicopter chases or whatever.

The woman was sane; she accepted the heavy penalties of reality and enjoyed its gifts also.

It is easier to port a shell than a shell script.

The last verse that became clear to my vision that day was this: "Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God's in Christ Jesus for you."

Everything's immediately diminished. That's why there's no real rock stars anymore. People are too accessible.

Being comfortable isn't the way to learn to expand your abilities.