. . . your history is no less important to your survival than your ability to breathe. In the end, you can only determine whether to saturate your memories with pain or with perspective. Forgetting is not an option. I tell you the truth now: Pain was not God's plan for this life. It is a reality, but it is not a part of the plan.

How can you hope to recognize good and evil for what they truly are if you have no belief in a moral authority greater than yourself?

My stories are not Christianized at all. I don't even have any Christians in my stories. What they are, are stories about ordinary people going through extraordinary circumstances in which I'm exploring truth. How light overcomes darkness in a way that's unmistakable to anyone who has any kind of faith.

Dive deep. Drown willingly

There is a fountain filled with blood drawn from Immanuel's Veins. And those plunged beneath that watery grave to drink of His blood will never be the same.

Knowing you’re worthless doesn’t give you value any more than knowing you are a captive sets you free.

The battle over flesh and blood cannot compare to the battle for the heart.