God not only plays dice, He also sometimes throws the dice where they cannot be seen.

Our country does not believe in the concept of your God and my God. We believe that all gods are one. We have different ways of accepting Him. All ways lead to Him.

We are twice armed if we fight with faith.

Music is the art of the prophets and the gift of God.

Grant that I may not pray alone with the mouth; help me that I may pray from the depths of my heart.

The main rule to me is to honor God with your life. To life a life of integrity. Not be selfish. You know, help others. But that’s really the essence of the Christian faith.

Preparation for a mission is important. A mission is a voluntary act of service to God and humankind. Missionaries support that privilege with their personal savings. Parents, families, friends, and donors to the General Missionary Fund may also assist.

I have seen how the foundations of the world are laid, and I have not the least doubt that it will stand a good while.

Was Jesus the son of God? Yes. But so are you. You just haven’t realized it yet.

Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.

Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There’s plenty of movement, but you never know if it’s going to be forward, backwards, or sideways.

Jesus didn’t die for us so we could pretend to be something we’re not.

I do put a lot of God in my music, but not because I’m super religious. There are a lot of demons in my music, too. I acknowledge both.

These poems, with all their crudities, doubts, and confusions, are written for the love of Man and in praise of God, and I’d be a damn‘ fool if they weren’t.

I love tattoos. And mine symbolise who I really am. I have a Samurai on my left arm. At a subconscious level, I connect to this warrior and model myself on his discipline, skills and honour. There is also a tribal tattoo and a Chinese symbol of faith. I have seen a lot of people getting tattoos just because it’s a trend.

Every day is a gift from God. Learn to focus on the Giver and enjoy the gift!

Life’s short. Anything could happen, and it usually does, so there is no point in sitting around thinking about all the ifs, ands and buts.

I believe that each of us comes from the Creator trailing wisps of glory.

I am simply trying to struggle through life; trying to do God’s bidding.

Every day I pray about all I do.

I feel that God wants me to coach; otherwise, he wouldn’t have put the desire in me.

I’ve been studying the Bible for a long time. I remember that after the first five years or so of diligently studying the Word, I didn’t feel like I had made any progress. There were a lot of things in my life that were out of order, and I didn’t feel like I was getting anywhere.

Open-minded people tend to be interested in Buddhism because Buddha urged people to investigate things – he didn’t just command them to believe.

Faith indeed tells what the senses do not tell, but not the contrary of what they see. It is above them and not contrary to them.

When trying to remember my share in the glow of the eternal present, in the smile of God, I return to my childhood, too, for that is where the most significant discoveries turn up.

So far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in praise of intelligence.

Everything God tells us to do is for our good. Whether it’s direction you get in His Word or something He’s specifically put in your heart for your situation in life, the absolute best thing you can ever do is obey Him promptly and completely.

It is the test of a good religion whether you can joke about it.

Time was when they that feared the Lord spake often to one another; I am afraid that now they more often speak one against another.

Faith activates God – Fear activates the Enemy.

I’m trying to make God more relevant in our society.

Only God who made us can touch us and change us and save us from ourselves.

We were old sinners – but when we came to Christ we are not sinners anymore.

Each one of them is Jesus in disguise.

Faith is the complete reliance on the power and goodness of Spirit and the firm belief that you are always connected to this goodness. Always affirm your faith and not your doubt.

God never promised us a trouble-free life.

Because my dad abused me, I was determined to never let a man tell me what to do. God clearly showed me that I needed to be a submissive wife if I wanted to be effective in ministry. The truth is, if we don’t learn to submit to authority, we won’t ever learn to submit to God.

In legal language, a covenant generally denotes an agreement between two or more parties. But in a religious context, a covenant is much more significant. It is a sacred promise with God. He fixes the terms.

Responsibility, I believe, accrues through privilege.

Not brute force but only persuasion and faith are the kings of this world.

I’m going to Heaven just like the thief on the cross who said in that last moment: ‚Lord, remember me.‘

To the best of my judgment, I have labored for, and not against, the Union. As I have not felt, so I have not expressed any harsh sentiment towards our Southern brethren. I have constantly declared, as I really believed, the only difference between them and us is the difference of circumstances.

If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.

If you suffer, thank God! It is a sure sign that you are alive.

I think I’m like most people – we fear the unknown and the things that have yet to come to pass, which are the very things that don’t deserve to be feared. When you give God complete control, it’s very hard not to be fearless.

The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.

Heaven gives us hope and makes our present burdens easier to bear.

I don’t have all the answers.

I don’t let my religious world get too complicated.

Everybody has a job to do. There are people in Iraq on both sides of this war who do what they do for religious reasons, and they feel with God on their side. Some people are good at annihilating people. Maybe that’s their gift.

I just want to do God’s will. And he’s allowed me to go to the mountain. And I’ve looked over, and I’ve seen the promised land! I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land.

Not only does God play dice, but… he sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen.

If God had wanted me otherwise, He would have created me otherwise.

It’s a curse. I ask God to take this away from me all the time. I do not like being an artist.

I don’t write the books. God writes the books and delivers the speeches.

Part of the reason there’s an injunction to the truth, for example, is that if you’re in a circumstance of extreme uncertainty, your best weapon, let’s say, or your best tool or your best defense is the truth, because it keeps things simpler.

To correct a natural indifference I was placed half-way between misery and the sun. Misery kept me from believing that all was well under the sun, and the sun taught me that history wasn’t everything.

If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss bank.

I believe God’s keeping the records, and I believe you will be rewarded even in this life. Somehow, some way, God will make it up to you. It may be He protected you from an accident you never knew. You can’t give God something without God giving you more in return, whether it’s peace or joy or satisfaction.

When you make a mistake and the devil comes and tells you ‚You’re no good,‘ you don’t have to take on the guilt and condemnation he wants to put on you. No! You can immediately confess your mistake to God, thank Him for forgiving you and cleansing you with the blood of Jesus, and move forward in the victory of His grace and forgiveness.

All I have seen teaches me to trust the creator for all I have not seen.