The only cross in all of history that was turned into an altar was the cross on which Jesus Christ died. It was a Roman cross. They nailed Him on it, and God, in His majesty and mystery, turned it into an altar. The Lamb who was dying in the mystery and wonder of God was turned into the Priest who offered Himself. No one else was a worthy offering.

God wants us to make Jesus Christ the central figure in our church--not just say that we do, but actually do it.

[Prayer] takes no time, but it occupies all our time.

We boast in the Lord but watch carefully that we never get caught depending on Him.

Worship is no longer worship when it reflects the culture around us more than the Christ within us.

I want to live so fully in the Spirit that...every act of my life may be an act of worship.

Most of the world's great souls have been lonely. Loneliness seems to be one price the saint must pay for his saintliness... Always remember: you cannot carry a cross in company. Though a man were surrounded by a vast crowd, his cross is his alone and his carrying of it marks him as a man apart. Society has turned against him; otherwise he would have no cross. No one is a friend to the man with a cross.