I don't know how to answer the problem of deep pain without a deep hope in eternity.

There are some facts that will never change. One fact is that you are forgiven. If you are in Christ, when he sees you, your sins are covered-he doesn't see them. He sees you better than you see yourself.

The cross is where God forgave his children without lowering his standards.

The most powerful life is the most simple life. The most powerful life is the life that knows where it's going, that knows where the source of strength is; it is the life that stays free of clutter and happenstance and hurriedness.

A Christian in his surroundings should encourage everyone to be better, instead of being the one who stoops to be like everyone else.

I think it's noteworthy that the Almighty didn't act high and mighty. The Holy One wasn't holier-than-thou. The One who knew it all wasn't a know-it-all. The One who made the stars didn't keep his head in them. The One who owns all the stuff of earth never strutted it.

You can do something no one else can do in a fashion no one else can do it.