Distance is no barrier to the love of God.

The concept of freedom in Scripture differs from modern notions. Freedom is not a life lived free of restraints but a life that recognizes healthy limits, those that are concern to produce prosperity and order for the person who observes them.

Persistence in prayer brings results that casual prayer does not.

There is a kind of misguided pity that deals gently with false teachers at the expense of their victims.

Equal justice under law is a spiritual as well as a civic principle.

Many people find spiritual growth possible only when times are hard; prosperity tends to promote complacency.

Israel's [as well as our] enjoyment of the land is contingent on their behavior. Blessings or cruses lie before them; the choice is theirs.