Everyone is in a hurry. The persons whom I lead in worship, among whom I counsel, visit, pray, preach, and teach, want shortcuts. They want me to help them fill in the form that will get them instant credit (in eternity). They are impatient for results. They have adopted the lifestyle of a tourist and only want the high points. . . . The Christian life cannot mature under such conditions and in such ways.

This generation must get deadly serious about the problem of Biblical illiteracy.

An institution has to decide, and it's not just an option, it's a responsibility, how much diversity can be tolerated.

Convictions are not merely beliefs we hold; they are those beliefs that hold us in their grip.

In the end, the church will either declare the truth of God's Word, or it will find a way to run away from it.

Is it our task to force the biblical doctrine of God to answer to modern culture, or (is it our task) to address modern culture with the biblical doctrine of God? If modern culture-or any culture-establishes the baseline for the doctrine of God, such a doctrine will certainly bear little resemblance to the God of the Bible.

Passionate leaders driven by passionate beliefs draw passionate followers.