Quotes from Ted Dekker

And does man simply choose evil, or does he create it?

Take a leap of faith and see that these troubled waters have no power over you unless you give it to them, and even then they lie.

Light came into the darkness, but the darkness didn't understand it, Susan said. Look to the light. Only the light can save you from yourself.

Dust to dust, ashes to ashes. Halleluiah amen, you are dismissed.

Suffering is an oxymoron. There is unfathomable peace and satisfaction in suffering for Christ. It is as though you have searched endlessly for your purpose in life and now found it in the most unexpected place: In the death of your flesh. It is certainly a moment worth of laughter and dance. And in the end it is not suffering at all. The apostle Paul recommended that we find joy in it. Was he mad?

Knowing you're worthless doesn't give you value any more than knowing you are a captive sets you free.

And he wants you to keep that at the front of your mind? He wants you to stay focused on the darkest seasons of your life? How could that possibly do any good?' . . . He wants you to remember who delivered you from that time. That's the point of holding on to memory: delivery, not darkness.

This will wreck you! Today, treat everyone you meet as if they're going to be dead by midnight. extend all the kindness and understanding you can, and do it with no thought of any reward.

There's different ways to be impacted by truth. One is to read the scriptures. Another is to read other works by other people who have read the scriptures, non fiction for example. Another is to do studies. Another is to go to a place of worship. Another thing is to sit and listen to someone who's speaking. There's all kinds of ways. Another way is to write. About the truth. Discover the struggle through your character.

Then as now, evil begins its courtship cloaked in light. And the heart embraces what is should flee. Forgetting it once had a true lover. Love will prove greater than lust. Sacrifice will overcome seduction. And blood will flow.

Adrenaline dulls reason; panic kills it.

The physical power of real love is staggering, because real forgiveness is staggering...