Hope, only hope, nothing more, reaches a point where there is nothing left but it; it is then that we discover that we still have everything.

Strictly speaking, we do not make decisions, decisions make us.

The book of Psalms has been and still is the irreplaceable devotional guide, prayer book, and hymnal of the people of God. The Hebrew title is "the book of praises" {tehillim}.

You are writing a gospel, A chapter each day, By the deeds that you do And the words that you say. Men read what you write, Whether faithful or true: Just what is the gospel According to you? - SOURCE...

In marriage, "two become one," and this miracle must never be forgotten. Marriage means that a man and a woman must no longer say "mine" and "yours"; they should say only "ours." If one of them has a...

People are so intoxicated by intellectual pride that they laugh at the simple message of the gospel presented by humble witnesses {1 Cor. 1:18–31}. The prophet Amos was ejected from the king's...

The survival of man depends less on the perfection of the senses than might be believed. His reasoning ability has freed him from numerous efforts and obligations, so many of his faculties have been...

With man it is different. When he comes many of the larger animals instinctively leave the district entirely, seldom if ever to return; and thus it has always been with the great anthropoids. They...

I roared at him. Don't mess with a wizard when he's wizarding!

of good confronting evil, of light overcoming darkness, of love transcending hate. He tilted his head. "Isn't that where all faith begins?"

"A stuffed animal, man!" I roared at him. "Don't mess with a wizard when he's wizarding!"

now, young man. That's no small thing

Clearly, it is time we learned to meet our emotional needs without embracing the preposterous. We must find ways to invoke the power of ritual and to mark those transitions in every human life that...

It's not my fault that it's illegal to marry multiple men at the same time; that's like saying that a gay couple isn't as serious as a straight couple because the straight couple is married, at the...

Memphis and I both looked at Olaf, as if he'd spoken in tongues. I think neither of us had expected anything useful from the corpse fondling. Damn.

I locked the door, for what good it would do me, and went to bed. The Browning Hi-Power was in its second home, a modified holster strapped to the headboard of my bed. The crucifix was cool metal...

Once upon a time wasn't as long ago as it used to be.

It was like noticing the sun. You couldn't help but see it, to turn to face the heat of it, to bask in the glory of it. But often when the sun is high in the sky, the moon is up there, too. A dim...

Some wounds cut us so deep that they stop us. Stop us from letting go, from growing up, from seeing the truth.

Theresa strode over to us in a swish of cloth. "Enough of this, animator. He can't do it, so he pays the price. Either leave now, or join us at our... feast." Are you having rare Who - roast - beast?"...

You can't decide how someone will go about loving you.

It's like zen. Only not as subtle.

The ideal of maternal instinct can act as a barrier to acquiring tools women need to cope with children. If you really love your kids, the text of public conversation to mothers reads, you won't hit...

The church, we're to meet in the church. Do try to wipe that blood off your mail, Uhtred. We're an embassy!

"He thinks with his heart, Uhtred," Alfred said, "not his head. You can change a man's heart, but not his head."

of jackets that had their sleeves threaded onto two poles cut from an ash tree

I was born a Saxon, but raised by Danes, my daughter had married a Norseman, my dearest friend was Irish, my woman was a Saxon, the mother of my children had been Danish, my gods were pagan, and my...

"It is hard to force obedience," he said, "without encouraging resentment."

A bastard son must fight his own way in the world. Osferth knew that.

But Ubba? Only the gods tell him what to do, and you should beware of men who take their orders from the gods.