“Again, Rayford slid to the ground, raising his arms. "My Lord and my God, I am so unworthy.""And you, Rayford, who once were alienated and an enemy in your mind by wicked works, yet now I have reconciled the body of My flesh through death to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in God's sight." "Unworthy! Unworthy!" Rayford cried."Justified by faith," Jesus said, "Justified.”

“The Bible says that the Cross offends. If you are offended, I am doing my job. If you are attracted to Christ, the Spirit is doing his work. - Bruce Barnes”

“But this show, this shower of fire and ice and blood, reminded him yet again that God is faithful. He keeps his promises. While our ways are not his ways and we can never understand him this side of heaven, Rayford was assured again that he was on the side of the army that had already won this war.”

“The most comforting feeling ever is knowing that someone truly likes your entire existence. I feel that way right now. Thank you.”

“You can't understand where someone's going unless you understand where they've been.”

“Fiction has a unique role in conveying Truth. In fact, only fiction that is Truth with a capital T is worthwhile.”

“Nobody is just anything... everyone is of equal value, regardless of their station”