“You’re pretty sharp, Clive. Do you believe in God?” Clive smiled. “I don’t know, should I?” Actually, approaching the matter from a purely logical perspective, yes. All the evidence points to the existence of a creator. The single greatest body of evidence is the dismal failure of man’s desperate attempts to come up with a reasonable alternative, beginning with evolution. I’ve always looked at the universe and seen a creator as plainly as most people who look at the ocean see water.” PeopleKnowsMenShouldBelieveLooksMatterBodyUniverseWaterExistencePerspectiveEvolutionOceanEvidenceCome UpCreatorAlternativesDesperateReasonableLogicalBelieve In GodShould IYou Re Pretty Author:Ted Dekker
“The world’s bumper sticker reads: Life sucks, and then you die. Perhaps Christian bumper stickers should read: Life sucks, but then you find hope and you can’t wait to die.” ThinkingWorldShouldChristianDiesWaitingPositivePositive ThinkingBumperStickerBumper StickerLife Sucks Book:The Slumber of Christianity: Awakening a Passion for Heaven on Earth Source: The Slumber of Christianity: Awakening a Passion for Heaven on Earth
“You should know something, Miriam.... God changed our futures yesterday. There's no other explanation for what happened. And it wasn't the first God. If you ever need hlep, you might want to try the second God.” IfsKnowsWantNeedsShouldTryingFirstsMightHappenedChangedYesterdayExplanationOur Future Author:Ted Dekker
“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.” ShouldHeartLightEvilForgetGreaterSacrificeBloodLoversProveFlowOvercomingEmbraceLustSeductionCourtshipTrue LoversLovers Love Author:Ted Dekker
“My first seven novels were contemporary spiritual novels, my next nine had strong elements of fantasy, and now I'm writing thrillers, more as a choice to spread my wings than anything. Writers, like good wine, should mature with age.” ShouldWritingFirstsAgeSpiritualChoicesNextStrongFantasyNovelElementsWineWingsSevenSpreadNineContemporaryMatureThrillersGood Wine Author:Ted Dekker
“My research for 'Adam' affected me profoundly, particularly the research into evil's underbelly. We tend not to think about evil until it pokes its head out of the air about us and then it tends to scare us silly. As well it should.” ThinkingShouldWellsEvilAirResearchSillyAffectedScareAdamPoke Author:Ted Dekker