The first 20 stories written about a public figure set the tone for the next 2,000 and it is almost impossible to reverse it.

The Bible's historical accuracy is a reminder that while "the heavens declare the glory of God," there's also plenty of evidence among the rubble and ruins.

God doesn't want our success; He wants us. He doesn't demand our achievements; He demands our obedience.

I do not believe one can experience conversion or the fullness of the Christian life apart from the church.

The BIBLE - banned, burned, beloved. More widely read, more frequently attacked than any other book in history. Generations of intellectuals have attempted to discredit it, dictators of every age have outlawed it and executed those who read it. Yet soldiers carry it into battle believing it more powerful than their weapons. Fragments of it smuggled into solitary prison cells have transformed ruthless killers into gentle saints

Few things are so deadly as a misguided sense of compassion.

I was deepening my understanding of what we call the cultural commission, the command to take dominion and bring righteousness to our culture.