Devils don't come from hell beneath us, they come from the sky.
How many people have damaged their own lives by mistaking enablement for grace?
I can no more understand the totality of God than the pancake I made for breakfast understands the complexity of me
If what you are doing is important, you will encounter resistance. If what you are doing isn't important it will be easy.
How disappointing would it be get to heaven and find out God created life to be enjoyed while all we did was worry?
Sometimes you have to watch somebody love something before you can love it yourself.
Fear isn’t only a guide to keep us safe; it’s also a manipulative emotion that can trick us into living a boring life … the great stories go to those who don’t give in to fear.
People must not attempt to impose their own 'truth' on others. The right to profess the truth must always be upheld, but not in a way that involves contempt for those who may think differently. Truth imposes itself solely by the force of its own truth.
Take away the ability of an intelligent, principled, hard-working mind to get it wrong, and you take away the whole thing.
I saw why people died and how they died. I saw gunshot wounds and liver failure. It was a good learning experience, so I came regularly on weekends and holidays.
Our scientific world is our world of reasoning. It has its greatness and uses and attractions. We are ready to pay homage due to it. But when it claims to have discovered the real world for us and laughs at the worlds of all simple-minded men, then we must say it is like a general grown intoxicated with his power, usurping the throne of his king