Singer Quotes

“gentleness, and self-control, against such things there is no law.”
― Cap Daniels, Singer: (A Novel) Memoir of a Christian Sniper

“a pilot named Disco sat on the front row in the little wood-frame church in St. Marys, Georgia, while I stood at the altar for my ordination ceremony, officially making me a Baptist minister. Although having those five men sitting on that old wooden pew doesn’t sound like much to the rest of the world, to me, it was a pivotal moment in my life. Those five men had become the family I yearned for, prayed for, and believed I would never have. They showed me a kind of love that only men of God have to give. They took a broken, defeated man without a home and full of anger, and gave me a family—a family full of the gift of the Spirit, which, as our Bible teaches us, is “Love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,”
― Cap Daniels, Singer: (A Novel) Memoir of a Christian Sniper

“He put me in theirs. After months of training together, learning from each other, and becoming a highly effective and cohesive unit, Chase, Clark, Mongo, a former combat controller named Hunter, and”
― Cap Daniels, Singer: (A Novel) Memoir of a Christian Sniper

“Forgiveness is a gift I’ll likely never be able to give Conroy, but I pray every time I hit my knees for God to give me the strength to do so.”
― Cap Daniels, Singer: (A Novel) Memoir of a Christian Sniper

“be a man if you didn’t. But while your tears are falling, raise your hands and thank Him for holding our beautiful Rose in His arms.”
― Cap Daniels, Singer: (A Novel) Memoir of a Christian Sniper

“He said, “Their passing left a void in you, and in us, but God wants us to praise Him for the great reward Rose and your baby are enjoying today. Weep for their loss, son. You wouldn’t”
― Cap Daniels, Singer: (A Novel) Memoir of a Christian Sniper

“Listen to me, son. God did not take her from you and from us. It’s easy for us to blame Him for things we’re too weak to understand, but don’t let that happen inside that head of yours. He didn’t take her, but He accepted her soul and the soul of that baby inside her. We’ll be reunited when our time comes, and there will be no more tears or sorrow. He never promised us we’d be without pain here on Earth. The paradise that awaits us when we shed this mortal body is His great promise.” I wanted so badly to say something of value, but I was empty.”
― Cap Daniels, Singer: (A Novel) Memoir of a Christian Sniper

“Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Do not judge, and you will not be judged; and do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; pardon, and you will be pardoned.”
― Cap Daniels, Singer: (A Novel) Memoir of a Christian Sniper

“She took my hand. “You didn’t mess up anything. You were perfect.” “Nobody’s perfect. I’m just glad we were here.”
― Cap Daniels, Singer: (A Novel) Memoir of a Christian Sniper

“That’s not why I’m crying . . . That was the bravest thing I’ve ever seen. You didn’t even think. You just reacted. I’m speechless.”
― Cap Daniels, Singer: (A Novel) Memoir of a Christian Sniper

“I ran to her and knelt at her feet. “It’s okay. The boy’s alive, and I don’t think he’s hurt.”
― Cap Daniels, Singer: (A Novel) Memoir of a Christian Sniper

“I dived, surfaced, and dived again in repeating cycles until I felt my hand brush against something that shouldn’t have been underwater. I grabbed it, pulled it against my chest, and assessed the situation. Two arms, two legs, a head. I kicked for the surface and broke from the dark water a few feet downstream from the seawall in the receding tide. Kicking as hard as I could, I raised the boy from the water and gave him a squeeze. He coughed, gagged, spit up a lungful of water, and cried like a newborn.”
― Cap Daniels, Singer: (A Novel) Memoir of a Christian Sniper

“He fell ten feet and collided with the surface of the water, flat on his back. An instant later, he was gone, and the next moment of my life happened without conscious thought. I bounded across the rail with my feet and knees together and hit the water like an arrow. When I resurfaced, I looked toward the spot where the boy had landed, and I swam as hard as my arms and legs would propel me toward the place I’d last seen him. I filled my lungs and dived hard, kicking,”
― Cap Daniels, Singer: (A Novel) Memoir of a Christian Sniper

“works in wonderful ways that make our lives better and fuller than they could ever be without Him. Those ways aren’t mysterious. They’re the ways of love, and when it comes to love, there ain’t no love like Momma’s and God’s.”
― Cap Daniels, Singer: (A Novel) Memoir of a Christian Sniper

“People say God works in mysterious ways, but I don’t think that’s true. God works in ways that are mysterious to nonbelievers, but for those of us who trust Him and keep the faith just like Momma taught Billy and me, God”
― Cap Daniels, Singer: (A Novel) Memoir of a Christian Sniper

“Colossians 3:12–13 NASB “So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience; bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you.”
― Cap Daniels, Singer: (A Novel) Memoir of a Christian Sniper

“moment. I laughed. The thought of a one-eyed sniper who couldn’t see past his eyelids was, somehow, hilarious to me.”
― Cap Daniels, Singer: (A Novel) Memoir of a Christian Sniper

“My second day in the field hospital began much like every morning of my life—with a prayer of thanksgiving. Before I opened my eye, I thanked God for keeping me alive and for putting me in Willy’s life. I’d”
― Cap Daniels, Singer: (A Novel) Memoir of a Christian Sniper

“I heard her question, and I was hungry, but for some reason, all I could say was, “Willy’s dead.”
― Cap Daniels, Singer: (A Novel) Memoir of a Christian Sniper

“One hot night, half a world away from home, you and me might be in the pile of bodies, but until that night comes, we’ve got to keep fighting and remembering the ones who didn’t come home. Don’t ever forget them. Their memory is one of the things that keeps us soldiering on.”
― Cap Daniels, Singer: (A Novel) Memoir of a Christian Sniper

“It’s all about the love, Willy. He wants to give you everything—peace, joy, comfort, security, forgiveness . . . All of it. He came to Earth in the form of His only son and paid a price for our sins that only He could pay. We could never do enough to deserve His forgiveness and His love, but that’s the best part. We don’t have to do anything to deserve it or earn it. All we have to do is believe, which involves repenting, acknowledging, and accepting Jesus as our Lord and Savior. That’s the first step in shrugging off the old man and taking Jesus into our hearts.”
― Cap Daniels, Singer: (A Novel) Memoir of a Christian Sniper

“Every memory I saw was of Willy. I watched the two of us slowly morph from poor orphaned kids from South Carolina into warriors under the firm hands of men who’d been through countless fights like the one I’d just survived. Just like the one that had taken Willy’s life.”
― Cap Daniels, Singer: (A Novel) Memoir of a Christian Sniper

“I didn’t kill the grenadier out of duty to my country or in the name of freedom. I put two rounds in his chest out of anger and vengeance. When his body collapsed to the street, I roared like a wounded animal and poured three more rounds into his corpse.”
― Cap Daniels, Singer: (A Novel) Memoir of a Christian Sniper

“The remaining three paid the ultimate price while running like frightened mice. With every press of the trigger, part of me died as well. It wasn’t regret that immediately haunted me for the deed I’d done. It was anguish that such a deed was required, regardless of whose trigger finger sent the six rounds downrange.”
― Cap Daniels, Singer: (A Novel) Memoir of a Christian Sniper

“Yeah, it’s dangerous, but everything worth doing comes with a price. We can’t change that.”
― Cap Daniels, Singer: (A Novel) Memoir of a Christian Sniper