Whether we live in poverty or prosperity, we can still live generously.

The solution to our human frailty is not to try harder, but to turn Godward.

The emphasis in Scripture is not the amount we give, but the attitude with which we give.

God saves us because He loves us. It has nothing to do with our goodness or nobility, our achievements or agility. Our salvation depends completely upon our Savior.

We may not understand why certain things occur in our lives, but we understand who to run to when they do.

Our problems may tower over us, but God towers over our problems.

The response to stress is not less time in God's Word, but more.

To delight in the law of the Lord is to find our source of joy outside of ourselves.

If we are to be blessed, we must pursue the Giver of blessings.

Safety comes in our nearness to God, not in our distance from our enemies.

Since God exists outside of time, He also has all of the time He needs to personally act in each of our lives. There is never a rush to the next meeting or the next message.

You're dressed for dancing, " she said in her throaty stage voice. "Being undressed for dancing occured to me, but I didn't think Merris would like it.

The world of Shirley Jackson is eerie and unforgettable.

Well, Mom and Dad are both actors, and Ive spent a lot of time watching my mom on stage and a lot of time on set with my dad, so it was very much a part of my growing up.

The man grinned back at me with that perfect sincerity we fear and call simple-minded.

Of course slavery and the Muslims were deeply implicated in the slave trade, Islam was an Imperialist religion which destroyed Christianity in the Near East, yet nobody mentions those facts.

I think there are people watching me, and if ever I manage to save £1,000 there's someone saying, 'Oh, we'll invent a tax to take that off him'.

I used to be friends with Miles Davis. He didn't like many folks. I lived across the street from him.

The first thing to recognize not just about Afghanistan but about any poor undeveloped country is that as big as it looks on the map, it's much bigger when you're there.

Forever," he vowed, still a little staggered. "That's all I'm asking for," I said.

Start being biblically correct, instead of politically correct.