The best way in the world to deceive believers is to cloak a message in religious language and declare that it conveys some new insight from God.

Hope founded upon a human being, a man-made philosophy or any institution is always misplaced... because these things are unreliable and fleeting.

American foreign policy and military might have opened an opportunity for the Gospel in the land of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Since God knows our future, our personalities, and our capacity to listen, He isn't ever going to say more to us than we can deal with at the moment.

The soul is a muscle, and it needs to be exercised a little every day. Say a morning prayer just to say something.

Qualities you need to get through medical school and residency: Discipline. Patience. Perseverance. A willingness to forgo sleep. A penchant for sadomasochism. Ability to weather crises of faith and self-confidence. Accept exhaustion as fact of life. Addiction to caffeine a definite plus. Unfailing optimism that the end is in sight.

There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every god is there sitting in his sphere.

In short, the proposition that God was in any way involved in our creation is effectively outlawed, and implicitly negated.