1. “My purpose as a writer is to communicate in such a way as to challenge the thinking of readers and touch their hearts.”
2. “Tomorrow’s character is made out of today’s thoughts. Temptation may come suddenly, but sin does not.”
3. “Something nonhuman doesn’t become human by getting older and bigger; whatever is human is human from the beginning.”
4. “It is always easier to avoid temptation than to resist it.”
5. “God doesn’t look at just what we give. he also looks at what we keep.”
6. “He who lays up treasures in heaven looks forward to eternity.”
7. “Real gold fears no fire.”
8. “God prospers me not to raise my standard of living, but to raise my standard of giving.”
9. “Giving is the safety valve that releases the excess pressure of wealth.”
10. “Don’t forget that the effective form of child abuse is giving a child everything they want.”
11. “The grace that has freed us from bondage to sin is desperately needed to free us from our bondage to materialism.”
12. “The greatest deterrent to giving is the illusion that this earth is our home.”
13. “If we keep ourselves from interfering with the natural laws of life, mistakes can be our child’s finest teachers.”
14. “In the midst of prosperity, the challenge for believers is to handle wealth in such a way that it acts as a blessing, not a curse.”
15. “Wealth is a rational barrier. It keeps us from having open relationships.”
