"He managed to make his request with the minimum of time given to speculating what she looked like naked, forgiving himself for the instant of fantasy by telling himself it was the curse of being male. In the presence of a beautiful woman, he had always experienced that knee-jerk reaction to being reduced - if only momentarily - to skin, bone, and testosterone."

"The only wrong way to read the Bible is to not read it at all."

"Lots of people want to have written; they don't want to write. In other words, they want to see their name on the front cover of a book and their grinning picture on the back. But this is what comes at the end of a job, not at the beginning."

"If you want to live a godly life, then choose to put the things into your mind that lead to living a godly life."

"Your little choices become habits that affect the bigger decisions you make in life."

"If you want a good friend, you need to be a good friend!"

"Much can be accomplished if you seek a heart of wisdom and walk diligently with God each and every day."

"When you choose to work with a willing, happy heart, you become a beautiful source of joy to all."

"It takes dedicated parents to produce consecrated children."

"Jesus teaches us to give richly, serve sacrificially, and love unconditionally."

"Faith in Jesus is the most important event in the history of a child's life."

"Essentially and most simply put, plot is what the characters do to deal with the situation they are in. It is a logical sequence of events that grow from an initial incident that alters the status quo of the characters."

"When you stop worrying about your problems and start praising God for His magnificent power you will experience His peace."

"The more time you spend with God, the more you will resemble Him."

"Each and every decision you make, regardless of its level of intensity, is vitally important as you seek to do God's will."

"God puts desires into your heart. His desires will actually become your desires, and your desires will be His."

"It's never too early to begin pointing your little ones' souls heavenward."

"We cannot begin to define God's knowledge. We know, simply and profoundly, that nothing is hidden from Him or incomprehensible to Him."

"Out of the will of God, there is no such thing as success, in the will of God there cannot be any failure."

"Prayer enables you to tap into God's wisdom anywhere, anytime, no matter what's going on."

"You can live each day in the confidence of God's promises."

"Wisdom is an ornament of grace to the soul."

"You contribute much to your marriage by the wise, thrifty, diligent management and oversight of your part of the household budget."

"The act of committing yourself to the Lord daily allows Him to guide you."

"As you abide in Christ, you will have strength for today's trials as well as for all tomorrow's challenges."

"The degree of our spiritual strength will be in direct proportion to the time we spend in God's Word."

"When you think on the powerful truths of Scripture, God uses His Word to change your way of thinking."

"Parenting is a partnership. Loving each other has a big impact on your children."

"I don't think anyone could write about another culture and get it 100 percent accurate."

"With God's help, your trial today is leading to your wholeness tomorrow."

"God's ways and His will come in His own perfect time."

"Amid the joy of raising children will be some of the hardest work you'll ever do."

"One of God's high callings for His people is that they be teachers of good things."

"Your commitment to follow God's plan makes a difference in the atmosphere in your home and improves the climate of your marriage."

"Worry denies the power of God and produces no good results. Worry adds no value to your life. Eliminate it with God's help."

"God has already provided all you need to live this one day His way!"

"No question, no problem, no concern, is too big or too small for God to handle!"

"Prayer is the expression of your heart's sincere desires poured out to God."

"God desires that we develop spiritual muscle so we are strong enough to be His kind of wife."

"Never underestimate the significance of the little things done out of a large heart of love."

"God's peace and perspective are available to you through His Word."

"We cannot control other people and their actions but we can control how we act and react to them."

"A woman who focuses on worshiping God will consider carefully how she is dressed, because her heart will dictate her wardrobe and appearance."

"Joy is a sure sign of the presence of God in your life."

"Your attitude toward others, work, and your daily life is a reflection of your attitude toward God."

"Living in the Spirit changes your attitude, thinking, and ultimately your actions."

"Do you want to be safe from the influence, ways, and lusts of the world and the flesh (I John 2:16)? From the sins which so easily entangles us (Hebrews 12:1)? Then delight in yourself in the Lord, in His provision, in His Word. Faithfully feed on the things that possess true substance and real meaning. When you remember that "all Scripture is given by inspiration by God and is profitable" (2 Timothy 3:16) and partake of such divine substance, then you are fed, you are led and you are safe!"

"She thought about how it was so simple with animals. They gave their hearts without question or fear. They had no expectations. They were so easy to love. If people could only be like that, no one would ever be hurt, she thought. No one would ever need to learn how to forgive."

"God uses the flawed, the failures, and the imperfect to accomplish His perfect will."

"Nurture the qualities in yourself that you desire in your friends."