What a terrible thing it is for children to see death, you say. We have it all wrong. If you make a child terrified of death, he won't embrace it so easily. And death must be embraced if you wish to f...
The world’s bumper sticker reads: Life sucks, and then you die. Perhaps Christian bumper stickers should read: Life sucks, but then you find hope and you can’t wait to die.
Perfect, that's our plan then. But you'll have to give up being a priest first. I wouldn't want to just sit around whispering and sipping hot chocolate.
Billos ran. He tore down the shore, bounded up on the rock, and dove into the air. The warm water engulfed him. A boiling heat knocked the wind from his lungs. The shock alone might kill him. But it...
Immanuel, God with us-that He would leave the spiritual realm and be present in the flesh and blood in such an act of humility is a staggering notion. As it is, He willingly gave His blood, in the fle...
God is with me. Jesus is near. The Spirit is greater than my fear.
Anything unnatural was not naturally believed. Faith, in essence, was unnatural.
When I sit down to write a novel, I am exploring my own relationship with God, with the struggle between good and evil, my own purpose.
Women could be quite crafty, he knew that much. His father said it often. Smarter than men, too, most of the time. You had to know your way around if you wanted to fall in love with a woman.
Wage war on death. Live for love.
The battle over flesh and blood cannot compare to the battle for the heart.
Nothing was worse than reading too late and falling asleep two or three pages into a novel.
But if you look to your Maker, you'll find enough power to kill a thousand Slaters- Dr. John Francis
The sun began to set behind Bethlehem and the beams were breaking through some white and gray clouds. There was a slight and beautiful chill from the autumn air. I gave thanks for that beautiful day a...
How can you hope to recognize good and evil for what they truly are if you have no belief in a moral authority greater than yourself?
Dive deep. Drown willingly
You’re pretty sharp, Clive. Do you believe in God?Clive smiled. I don’t know, should I?Actually, approaching the matter from a purely logical perspective, yes. All the evidence points to the existence...
There was nothing he could ever do that would cause him to be loved less than he was in that moment - or in any moment of his existence. Nor could he possibly be loved more. Nor could he disappoint th...
People reveal their true character when they're off center.
Living is about clucking your tongue and enjoying the sound.~Slater