We must allow the Bible to say what is says, not what we think it ought to say.

Our worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God's grace. And your best days are never so good that you are beyond the need of God's grace.

Don't believe everything you think. You cannot be trusted to tell yourself the truth. Stay in The Word.

Three means by which God assures us that we do have eternal life: 1. The promises of His Word, 2. The witness of the Spirit in our hearts, 3. The transforming work of the Spirit in our lives.

The gospel is not only the most important message in all of history; it is the only essential message in all of history.

Gentleness is an active trait, describing the manner in which we should treat others. Meekness is a passive trait, describing the proper Christian response when others mistreat us.

Lord, I am willing To receive what You give. To lack what You withhold. To relinquish what You take, To suffer what You inflict, To be what you require.

God intends that everyone who has embraced the gospel become a part of the great enterprise of spreading the gospel.

Bitterness arises in our hearts when we do not trust in the sovereign rule of God in our lives

... self-control is not control by oneself through one's own willpower but rather control of oneself through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Because God is sovereign, He is able to answer. Because He is faithful to His promises, He will answer.

Do your actions define who you are, or does your purpose define why you are?

Compassion is not prevention of all negative certainty, it is a home floating on the sea of fear, that equally brings assistance to those sinking.

To a fireman, wind is a curse. To a sailor, wind is a blessing.

Part of the art of survival as a coward is not letting things get to the point where that cowardice is exposed.

Can I be your only hope? Because your the only hope for me.

I believe deeply that every one of us has an individual talent or trait that can be used to make a difference in some way.

Plato, by the way, wanted to banish all poets from his proposed Utopia because they were liars. The truth was that Plato knew philosophers couldn't compete successfully with poets.

The desire for self-esteem without integrity is like the desire for wealth without effort-a longing for the unearned.

We need segregated buses... This is Obama's America.

It is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and prefer things in measure to things in excess.