The Bible is clear that those who fail to heed the Lord's discipline - whether nations, cities, or individuals - suffer devastating consequences.
Of all the things Christ wants for us, loving Him and focusing our attention on Him are the most important.
American foreign policy and military might have opened an opportunity for the Gospel in the land of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
All his life he tried to be a good person. Many times, however, he failed. For after all, he was only human. He wasn't a dog.
Sometimes I lie awake at night and I ask, "Why me?", then a voice answers "Nothing personal, your name just happened to come up.
Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, 'Where have I gone wrong'. Then a voice says to me, 'This is going to take more than one night.
How do we know where we're going? Follow the moon! Remember, the moon is always over Hollywood, and Needles isn't far from Hollywood.
One of the most important elements in teaching, conducting, and performing, all three, is listening.
We are women, and my plea is Let me be a woman, holy through and through, asking for nothing but what God wants to give me, receiving with both hands and with all my heart whatever that is.
He is always doing something--the very best thing, the thing we ourselves would certainly choose if we knew the end from the beginning. He is at work to bring us to our full glory.
Waiting on God requires the willingness to bear uncertainty, to carry within oneself the unanswered question, lifting the heart to God about it whenever it intrudes upon one's thoughts.
I am probably more critical of myself than anyone else, I am very tiny - 5'1 and a half inches - so there's nowhere for weight to hide.
I see wrinkles and lines, and wear glasses to read, which I hate. But I am in a better place in my body than I used to be.
I think a lot of people have a vision of L.A. in which TV executives and movie directors plan their latest productions by the swimming pool.
The human brain is probably one of the most complex single objects on the face of the earth; I think it is, quite honestly.
Remember, a chip on the shoulder is a sure sign of wood higher up.
Whichever character I'm using and wherever I am in my mind dictates what kind of story I'm going to tell.
A liberal public is interesting to have as an audience. It is for that very reason that corporations make such an effort to ally themselves with cultural institutions.
I am still in the land of the dying; I shall be in the land of the living soon. (his last words)
Standing around the grill is fine, but I like to have my friends come in and out of the house. Movement makes the party more exciting.
Satan's survival-of-the-fittest system appears to work- in the short run. But the great controversy is about the long run.
