"the depth of a person's character is not measured by his or her physical strength, but by the depth of his or her nobility."
- Frank E. Peretti
"I am free. I am ransomed. I've never felt this way before, like a slave set free who was born a slave and never knew what freedom was like."
"Tal was looking at Hank when he said, "Just a moment. I want to hear it one more time."As they watched, Bernice found her way to Hank and Mary. She began to week openly, and spoke some quiet but impas..."
"Sin is the monster we love to deny. It can stalk us, bite a slice out of our lives, return again and again, and even as we bleed and hobble, we prefer to believe nothing has happened. In Jesus Christ ..."
"Don't worry about getting perfect, just keep getting better."
"I'm here, Satan," he said. "I can't see you, and maybe you can move faster than I can, but I'm still here, and by the grace of God and the power of the Holy Spirit I intend to be a thorn in your side ..."
"If you've ever been there, you've never forgotten. The feeling is as haunting and familiar as the smell of a junior high school locker room."