“God wants lush gardens, and the devil wants a moonscape.”

Virgins and Volcanoes, p. 91

“That means embracing the biblical doctrine of the nature of man, which means limited government, separation of powers, checks and balances, and federalism, which in turn means a removal of many of the temptations to bring in the kingdom with a sword.”

Mere Christendom, p. 158

“Let go of that steering wheel on your ego. Your car is upside down in the ditch and is not moving at all anymore. It won’t hurt anything to let go of the steering wheel. Are you still afraid of Christ taking control of your life? What? Are you afraid He might wreck it? Are you afraid He might flip your car and leave it upside down in a ditch? Isn’t that where you are now?”

Virgins and Volcanoes, p. 87

“Those who want the government have the right to kill blasphemers are also asking for the government to have the right to kill those who rebuke their blasphemies.”

Mere Christendom, p. 157

“Ultrasound technology was just coming in Nancy and I were expecting our third, and the level of technology at that point, speaking of smudge, was not all that great. The ultrasound image looked like a bad xerox copy of a black and white photo of a distant galaxy. But today the images are strikingly good, and you can even see that your son has his grandfather’s dimples. In short, the ‘clump of cells’ argument has now been revealed for what it is, a murderous lie, and it put a lot of people in the position of having to sin against far more light than they were yet prepared to sin against.”

Virgins and Volcanoes, p. 82