“The Bible is alive, it speaks to me; it has feet, it runs after me; it has hands, it lays hold of me.”

Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.

Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.

A lie is like a snowball: the further you roll it the bigger it becomes.

The sin underneath all our sins is to trust the lie of the serpent that we cannot trust the love and grace of Christ and must take matters into our own hands.

Many pass for saints on earth whose souls are in hell.

If the earth is fit for laughter then surely heaven is filled with it. Heaven is the birthplace of laughter.

Make sure to send a lazy man the angel of death.

Strange, though I am saved from sin, I am not saved from sinning.

Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime.

We do not become righteous by doing righteous deed but, having been made righteous, we do righteous deeds.

It is the duty of every Christian to be Christ to his neighbor.

Whoever sees Christ as a mirror of the Father’s heart, actually walks through the world with new eyes.

The heart of the giver makes the gift dear and precious.

The church that preaches the gospel in all of its fullness, except as it applies to the great social ills of the day, is failing to preach the gospel.

The more a person loves, the closer he approaches the image of God.

I have so much to do today, I’ll need to spend another hour on my knees.

We have to live bravely in order to truly feel alive, and that means not being ruled by our greatest fears.

Throughout my lifetime I’ve left pieces of my heart here and there. And now, there’s almost barely enough to stay alive. But I force a smile, knowing that my ambition far exceeded my talent.

A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present.

The simple truth is, the more we care about others, the more alive and engaged we’re going to feel.

High heels off; I’m feeling alive.

Night, when words fade and things come alive.

When you die, it will not be because you are sick, but because you were alive.

The purest form of joy comes to us in ordinary moments, and those moments can happen any place where gratitude is alive. ⁣