98 Quotes by Ron Brackin

America is a post-Christian nation only in the sense that we have built a tenement on the foundation of a palace.

The essence of the Christian life is not attending meetings or even praying and fasting. The essence of the Christian life is looking intently for bits of God in everything and everyone, everyday, so that you see him a little more clearly, everyday, so that he becomes a little more dear to you, everyday. The essence of the Christian life is being unwilling to close your eyes at night until, having seen a little more of him, you have become a little more like him.

Writing is a solitary occupation, except for Presidential speeches and sitcoms.

It is impossible to love in vain. If you feel it was in vain, it was not love.

While many people are proud of being self-made, it only explains all the flaws.

There's no such thing as great art or poor art. Art is subjective expression. As such, it can be judged only as popular or unpopular. What is banned in Boston may one day receive a million-dollar bid at Christie's. Art has, therefore, no use for critics but frequently finds itself amused by commentators.

If wool shrinks when you wash it, why don't sheep get smaller when it rains?

I'm 68 years old, and somebody asked if I'm retired. I told him, "No, I'll still be writing long after I'm dead.

The Holy Spirit never uses guilt or shame to persuade us to give. For that matter, he never persuades us to give in the first place. That's called manipulation, a device employed by a different spirit.