The common error today is to bring God so close that we strip Him of His "godness." We think we have him figured out. So God becomes our pal, our buddy, our Divine Butler." from "Dug Down Deep

‎True love isn't expressed in passionately whispered words an intimate kiss or a embrace; before two people are married, love is expressed in self-control, patience, even words left unsaid.

When you let God be God you can let humans be humans. When we place God in His rightful place in our lives, we don't struggle so much when human relationships let us down.

Just because something is good doesn't mean we should pursue it right now. We have to remember that the right thing at the wrong time is the wrong thing.

The most romantic things a man can do for a woman are the little things that let her know that she's on his mind and in his heart.

When God knows you're ready for the responsibility of commitment, He'll reveal the right person under the right circumstances.

True purity, however, is a direction, a persistent, determined pursuit of righteousness. This direction starts in the heart, and we express it in a lifestyle that flees opportunities for compromise.

Courtship is a commitment - it's a promise not to play games with another person's heart.

But remember, continuing a wrong relationship only increases the pain when it finally does end.

Our hearts lie. Something can 'feel' right and be completely wrong.

I won't stick around to see how much temptation I can take. God is not impressed with my ability to stand up to sin. He is more impressed by the obedience I show when I run from it.

Amanda choked on a sob. She looked like she didn’t know what to do. For the first time, Stacey realized this woman was a human being, and sometimes she felt lost.

My call to the ministry was not a miraculous or supernatural something. On the contrary it was an inner urge calling me to serve humanity.

One hears a great many things, true, but can gather nothing definite.

I think the single most reassuring thing about doing a startup is knowing in advance how difficult it is going to be.

You should know me well enough by now to know I don't ask for things I don't think I can get.

I'll show you how," Peter said. "Stop hiding behind your ignorance.

You can't have people listen to you unless you come to their world and then bring them to yours.

Wait for the wisest of all counselors, Time.

I was spending way too much time thinking about me and what I needed to do, and far too little time thinking about Jesus and what he had already done for me.

With products the form is almost the finished piece, but with architecture it is not.