Ted Dekker

Wage war on death. Live for love.

— Ted Dekker

“This was the Great Romance. To love at any cost.”

— Ted Dekker

“Tarih ıvır zıvırı sever.”

— Ted Dekker

Dive deep. Drown willingly

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Adrenaline dulls reason; panic kills it.

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“Love can only be found in freedom of choice.”

— Ted Dekker

“My name is Gerhard Braun, and I am God.”

— Ted Dekker

“doing good required taking risks.”

— Ted Dekker

There's always risk in life's most rewarding pursuits, isn't there?

— Ted Dekker

The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness cannot understand it

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

— Ted Dekker

“Make sure your soul is attached at all times - this town will steal it in a second, given the chance.”

— Ted Dekker

The battle over flesh and blood cannot compare to the battle for the heart.

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“It's rude to run off a guest. It's rude to wear out your welcome.”

— Ted Dekker

“We all get to discover who we really are at some point, and when we do, it can be quite unsettling.”

— Ted Dekker

Sin thrives in the dungeon, but slap it on the table for all to see, and it withers rather quickly.

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“Just because someone sees the truth doesn't mean they will accept it or allow that truth to change them.”

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The world’s bumper sticker reads: Life sucks, and then you die. Perhaps Christian bumper stickers should read: Life sucks, but then you…

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That’s it?” Jason asked. “You spent an hour talking about how lucky you were to be dying?” No, not dying, Son. Living.

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“We become so used to the familiar that we begin to doubt the unfamiliar, until our eyes are opened and we see .”

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“Most people die twice: first when they give up on life, and finally when Death comes to take what's his.”

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“These were his people--a strange thought. Maybe not his very own people, as in father, mother, brother, sister, but people just like…

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“It is. And yet so few really are free. Nearly all people live in prisons of their own making, regardless of their…

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“Not evil. Not any more evil than the colored trees are good.Evil and good reside in the heart, not in trees and…

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Who’s to say that it takes something like a drug to mess with your perception of reality? How did Hitler deceive a…

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You'll have to learn to control your emotions. They're new, like achild's now, bursting with passion. Never let them fade, or part…

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“You are not your mind. You are not your body. You are not even your beliefs-these are only of this world, mere…

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Thrillers provide the reader with a safe escape into a dangerous world where the stakes are as high as can be imagined…

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All my books are very spiritual. I started out writing what was most natural to me, many years ago, which is religious,…

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. . . your history is no less important to your survival than your ability to breathe. In the end, you can…

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Some would say the Creator is a lamb. Some would say he's a lion. Some would say both. The fact is, he…

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“Elyon was restoring the Great Romance. Teeleh had stolen his first love, but now Justin had reclaimed her. The price had been…

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“Immanuel, God with us-that He would leave the spiritual realm and be present in the flesh and blood in such an act…

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“There was nothing he could ever do that would cause him to be loved less than he was in that moment -…

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“A Christian in many American circles, for example, means 'right-wing, gun-toting fanatic who hates Democrats.' As such, a pacifist Democrat who called…

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The sun began to set behind Bethlehem and the beams were breaking through some white and gray clouds. There was a slight…

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“Your lives have always been about the Great Romance, and in the days to come you will understand that like never before.…

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“If you look to anyone to satisfy your longing, you will think you need something more than him and what he has…

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“Pape called Basil his sanctuary. In truth we all exist in our own sanctuaries-but I don't mean cathedrals or prisons. I'm talking…

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Unfortunately, the world has taken some of the greatest minds God has given us and locked them up in cages. Most very…

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