“If people are kicking you in the behind, at least you’re in front of them.”

The cross shows us the seriousness of our sin-but it also shows us the immeasurable love of God.

The thing that kept Christ on that cross was love, not the nail.

The very practice of reading [the Bible] will have a purifying effect upon your mind and heart. Let nothing take the place of this daily exercise.

Success in God’s eyes is faithfulness to His calling.

If we have no mercy toward others, that is one proof that we have never experienced God’s mercy.

My home is in Heaven. I’m just traveling through this world.

When we come to Christ, we’re no longer the most important person in the world to us; Christ is. Instead of living only for ourselves, we have a higher goal: to live for Jesus.

Someday a loving Hand will be laid upon our shoulder and this brief message will be given: “Come home.

We hurt people by being too busy. Too busy to notice their needs. Too busy to drop that note of comfort or encouragement or assurance of love. Too busy to listen when someone needs to talk. Too busy to care.

Faith grows when it is planted in the fertile soil of God’s Word.

The number one problem in our world is alienation, rich versus poor, black versus white, labor versus management, conservative versus liberal, East versus West, But Christ came to bring about reconciliation and peace.

Prayer shouldn’t be casual or sporadic, dictated only by the needs of the moment. Prayer should be as much a part of our lives as breathing.

Christ alone can bring lasting peace – peace with God – peace among men and nations – and peace within our hearts.

I am convinced the greatest act of love we can ever perform for people is to tell them about God’s love for them in Christ.

Prayers have no boundaries. They can leap miles and continents and be translated instantly into any language.

Life is just a schoolroom with a glorious opportunity to prepare us for eternity.

Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness.

Our only limitations are those we set up in our own minds.

Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person.

Without great solitude, no serious work is possible.

Education is teaching our children to desire the right things.

Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were, but without it we go nowhere.

Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship.

Where there’s hope, there’s life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again.