“God will never send anybody to hell. If man goes to hell, he goes by his own free choice.”

The moment we take our last breath on earth, we take our first in heaven.

Each generation faces different issues and challenges, but our standard must always be measured by God’s Word.

I don’t want to see religious bigotry in any form. It would disturb me if there was a wedding between the religious fundamentalists and the political right. The hard right has no interest in religion except to manipulate it.

Forgiveness does not come easily to us, especially when someone we have trusted betrays our trust. And yet if we do not learn to forgive, we will discover that we can never really rebuild trust.

Live each day as if it were your last for some day it will be.

The greatest need in the world is the transformation of human nature. We need a new heart that will not have lust and greed and hate in it. We need a heart filled with love and peace and joy, and that is why Jesus came into the world.

True prayer is a way of life, not just for use in cases of emergency.

On our knees we are the most powerful force on earth.

When life is hard it’s easy to focus only on the bad things and forget all about the good things God has given us. But God has blessed every one of us in ways we often overlook.

Integrity means that if our private life were suddenly exposed, we’d have no reason to be ashamed or embarrassed. Integrity means that our outward life is consistent with our inner convictions.

To be peacemaker, you must know the peace giver.

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.

The true poet has no choice of material. The material plainly chooses him, not he it.

When you choose the behaviour, you choose the consequence.

It’s funny: I don’t listen to too much rap. I don’t listen to too much older hip-hop. If I do, it’s Ja Rule.

A decision without an alternative is a desperate gambler’s throw.

If I must be a slave to habit let me be a slave to good habits.

To undertake a journey on a road never before traveled requires character and courage: character because the choice is not obvious; courage because the road will be lonely at first. And the statesman must then inspire his people to persist in the endeavor.

It is your choice to either stay halfway through or to continue your journey once you start it, to reach that destination of the person you know you can be.

Take responsibility for the choices you could have made but restrained yourself from making.