Violence is not more efficient than non-violence.
Ruling elders are declared to be the representatives of the people.
The best evidence of the Bible's being the word of God is to be found between its covers. It proves itself.
To be in Christ is the source of the Christian life; to be like Christ is the sum of his excellence; to be with Christ is the fullness of his joy.
It is a fact that unless children are brought up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, they, and the society which they constitute or control, will go to destruction. Consequently, when a state resolves that religious instruction shall be banished from the schools and other literary institutions, it virtually resolves on self-destruction.
The grace of God exalts a man without inflating him, and humbles a man without debasing him.
The gospel is so simple that small children can understand it, and it is so profound that studies by the wisest theologians will never exhaust its riches.
Years ago I read an interview with Paula Fox in which she said that in writing, truth is just as important as story. Reading that interview was the first time I really understood that there's no point in trying to impress people with my cleverness when I can just try to write honestly about what matters most to me.
I mean it's very hard to meditate and live a spiritual life in America. People think you're a freak if you try to.
The past hadn't been erased just because a new future had been handed it.
I thought 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' was so interesting the way it was made and the texture of it.