“Yet as I read the birth stories about Jesus I cannot help but conclude that though the world may be tilted toward the rich and powerful, God is tilted toward the underdog.”
"To some, the image of a pale body glimmering on a dark night whispers of defeat. What good is a God who does not control his Son's suffering? But another sound can be heard: the shout of a God crying out to human beings, "I LOVE YOU." Love was compressed for all history in that lonely figure on the cross, who said that he could call down angels at any moment on a rescue mission, but chose not to - because of us. At Calvary, God accepted his own unbreakable terms of justice. Any discussion of how pain and suffering fit into God's scheme ultimately leads back to the cross."
- Philip Yancey
Love
"The proof of spiritual maturity is not how pure you are, but awareness of your impurity. That very awareness opens the door to grace."
- Philip Yancey
Awareness
"Grace, like water, flows to the lowest part."
- Philip Yancey
Compassion
"Easter opened up a crack in a universe winding down toward entropy and decay, sealing the promise that someday God will enlarge the miracle of Easter to cosmic scale."
- Philip Yancey
Hope
"Grace does not depend on what we have done for God but rather what God has done for us. Ask people what they must do to get to heaven and most reply, "Be good." Jesus' stories contradict that answer. All we must do is cry, "Help!""
- Philip Yancey
Faith
"In a sense, your small and simple sacrifices are the dots of daily living that make up the masterpiece painting of your life. You may not see how the dots connect now, and you don’t need to yet. Simply have faith enough for the moment you are living in now. Trust in God, and ‘out of small things [will come] that which is great’ [Doctrine and Covenants 64:33]."
- Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Faith
"With God all things are possible."
Faith
"For we walk by faith, not by sight."
Faith
"Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.’"
Faith
"Jesus answered, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’"
Faith