I gave up what I can't keep for something I can never lose.

True beauty is rare, and seldom recognized by the one who possesses it.

Fiction can serve in a non-threatening way to open minds and, I hope, hearts to the Word of God.

Can you see air you breathe? Can you see the force that moves the tides or changes the seasons or sends the birds to a winter haven?" Her eyes welled. "Can Rome with all its knowledge be so foolish? Oh Marcus, you can't carve God in stone. You can't limit him to a temple. You can't imprison him on a mountaintop. Heaven is his throne; earth, his footstool. Everything you see is his. Empires will rise and empires will fall. Only God prevails.

Calamity is a blessing when it brings one to God. --- Hadassah

Anything less than your best dishonors God

Stand firm in the Lord. Stand firm and let Him fight your battle. Do not try to fight alone.