What education is to the individual, revelation is to the whole human race.
Give generously. How much is generous? There's no one-size-fits-all answer. If you've never tithed, start there - then begin to stretch your generosity.
Compassion for the mother is extremely important, but is never served through destroying the innocent.
There's a timeless truth behind the concept of giving God our firstfruits. Whether or not the tithe is still the minimal measure of those firstfruits, I ask myself, "Does God expect His New Covenant children to give less or more?" Jesus raised the spiritual bar; He never lowered it.
For Christians this present life is the closest they will come to Hell. For unbelievers, it is the closest they will come to Heaven.
I believe the most dangerous misconception is the idea our money and possessions belong to us, not God. Many of our problems begin when we forget that God is the Boss of the universe. But in fact He is more than the boss; He is the owner.
When Jesus warns us not to store up treasures on earth, it's not just because wealth might be lost; it's because wealth will always be lost. Either it leaves us while we live, or we leave it when we die. No exceptions. . . . Realizing its value is temporary should radically affect our investment strategy. . . . According to Jesus, storing up earthly treasures isn't simply wrong. It's just plain stupid.
Wit is cultured insolence.
Writing a novel is like heading out over the open sea in a small boat. It helps, if you have a plan and a course laid out.
Art attests to what is inhuman in man.
Most subject is the fattest soil to weeds.