Zondervan authors range from everyday people to international leaders. Read their inspirational, insightful, and sometimes provocative quotes on your desktop with the Zondervan Quote of the Day widget.
"Only those who have experienced depression personally can imagine its ability to thoroughly permeate a person's life, stealing whatever joy existed and replacing it with murkiness and pain." David Biebel & Harold Koenig, New Light on Depression
"I try not to make a big soap opera out of the shark attack. I would rather focus on what God has allowed me to do in picking up the pieces of my old life and adjusting to parts that are new and different for me." Bethany Hamilton, Soul Surfer
"God chose us and our teens to be alive in this exciting age of online social networking." Connie Neal, MySpace for Moms and Dads (invite Connie to your church to lead a MySpace workshop)
"We need to stand up straight, offer no apology for what we do, and respond with, 'I am a wife and a mother, and I love my job!'" Jill Savage, Professionalizing Motherhood
"When death comes for us, it will not matter how many years we managed to preserve our existence but rather what we did with the short time we were given on this earth." Erik Mirandette, The Only Road North
"Many suburban ministries are using hip-hop as a tool to reach teens for Christ, but it can't just be an occasional concert to engage them. We have to create relevant models for weekly worship services and discipleship." Tommy Kyllonen, Un.orthodox
"While it cannot redeem the world or be used as a tool to establish the Kingdom of God, civil government does set the boundaries for human behavior." Charles Colson, God and Government
"If the contemporary concept of a Christian is of someone who is no different than the rest of the world, is Christian really the word you want to use to describe your willingness to sacrifice everything you have to see God's dream fulfilled?" Dave Ferguson, Jon Ferguson, & Eric Bramlett, The Big Idea
"God doesn't want you to stay frozen in an unhealthy relationship or a bad habit. He wants you to do your part in becoming healthy." John Baker, Celebrate Recovery
"Imagine a teaching approach that ignites kids' imaginations, that elicits awe, that leaves them breathless about God's power, that leaves them truly changed. Imagine teaching kids the Bible in a way that leads to true transformation." Aaron Reynolds, The Fabulous Reinvention of Sunday School