"The moment someone chooses to trust in Jesus Christ, his sins are wiped away, and he is adopted into God's family. That individual is set apart as a child of God, with a sacred purpose."

"God's arrows of affliction are sharp and painful so He can get our attention. He won't let His beloved children get away with sin because He knows it robs us of blessings, opportunities, and even character refinement."

"In our friendships we have to be wise that we choose godly people to be our friends. Somebody might say, well does that mean that you should never have a lost person as your friend? No, I wouldn't say that. But you can't have the same intimacy with a lost person that you can with a godly person in whom the Holy Spirit is living."

"Basically, there are two paths you can walk: faith or fear. It's impossible to simultaneously trust God and not trust God."

"Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a great depth, O Lord. The hairs of his head are easier by far to count than his feeling, the movements of his heart."

"A visionary sees the unseen possibilities in the heart of common struggles. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history."

"Satirists gain the applause of others through fear, not through love."

"There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love."