29 quotes
American writer
“Unless we have something worth dying for, Atretes, we've nothing worth living for.”
"Emotions are powerful, but they also change as quick as the wind. That's why the Lord says to renew your mind. Don't base decisions on what you feel."
on Faith
"Never doubt in the darkness what God has given us in the light."
"Love God and He will enable you to love others even when they disappoint you."
on Love
"Never doubt God in the darkness what he has given us in the light."
"How can intemperate minds be free when they're slaves to their own passions?"
on Freedom
"If I provide for this life and turn away from the Lord, I am wise for a moment, but lost forever."
"These conquerors of the world are slaves to their passions, and someday their passions will bring them down."
on Philosophy
"If God wills that I die, then I die. No power on earth can change that."
"I gave up what I can't keep for something I can never lose."
"I'd rather see your honest pain than a brave front."
on Truth
"We must seize every opportunity we can to speak the truth and proclaim peace. Especially now. There's so little time for many."
"What does the body matter if the soul is dead?"
"Hatred is the enemy, Hadassah. Not the people."
on Wisdom
"The sin we need to be concerned about is the sin in our own lives. It's the root of all human woe, the source of anguish."
"Regret drives us to repentance, and repentance leads us to God."
"God would light the way. Faith would keep them on the right path."
"Dwelling on the past only defeated her chances for changing the future."
on Life
"Past and future were out of her hands. One was finished and couldn't be undone. The other was beyond imagining."
"The appeal was so often the same: Make me comfortable so I can go on doing whatever I want to do. They wanted sin without consequences."
"I'm only a tool, beloved. Not your Savior"