“Sometimes God's sudden turn in your life feels like a detour, but in actuality it is the straightest way to your destiny!”

“It's better to have no control and be in the center of God's plan for your life than have total control and be completely lost to your destiny.”

“We must all cultivate our own creativity because we each have a God-given imagination that has the ability to bless generations and eternity.”

“At any moment we can demonstrate our faith by taking action that shows our belief in God's promises!”

“Children are born with a desire to have meaning. Give them Jesus, and they will have it eternally.”

“The best time to seek God is when it's really hard to find the time because that's when we probably need Him the most.”

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not de...”

“My interpretation can only be as inerrant as I am, and that's good to keep in mind.”

“When you translate the Bible with excessive literalism, you demythologize it. The possibility of a convincing reference to the individual's own spiritual experience is lost. (111)”

“The dripping blood our only drink,The bloody flesh our only food:In spite of which we like to thinkThat we are sound, substantial flesh and blood--Again, in spite of that, we call this Friday good.”

“...the secret to joy is to keep seeking God where we doubt He is.”

“Joy is thankfulness, and when we are joyful, that is the best expression of thanks we can offer the Lord, Who delivers us from sorrow and sin.”

“Some people don't understand the promises they're making when they make them," I said."Right, of course. But you keep the promise anyway. That's what love is. Love is keeping the promise anyway.”

“I think if I've learned anything about friendship, it's to hang in, stay connected, fight for them, and let them fight for you. Don't walk away, don't be distracted, don't be too busy or tired, don...”

“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.”