People who cannot restrain their own baser instincts, who cannot treat one another with civility, are not capable of self-government... without virtue, a society can be ruled only by fear, a truth that tyrants understand all too well

The life function of [the local church] is to love the God who created it - to care for others out of obedience to Christ, to heal those who hurt, to take away fear, to restore community, to belong to one another, to proclaim the Good News while living it out. The church is the invisible made visible.

You cannot live your life other than walking in the truth. Your means are as important as your ends.

We should always pray with as much earnestness as those who expect everything from God; we should always act with as much energy as those who expect everything from themselves.

The problem is that relativism provides no sure foundation for a safe and orderly society.

Few things are so deadly as a misguided sense of compassion.

Knowing that we are fulfilling God's purpose is the only thing that gives rest to the restless human heart.