What is worse than evil? The inability to bear it.

Perfecting is our destiny, but perfection never our lot.

The civilized savage is the worst of all savages.

Vigilance is the virtue of vice.

The more I ponder some of the boneheaded decisions GOP candidates have made of late, I can't bring myself to believe that they are serious about capturing more than about 8 percent of the black vote.

Endurance in ministry is rooted in the eternal perspective. The absence of an eternal perspective makes you vulnerable to losing heart.