You and I are, by birth, by nature, and by choice, inwardly depraved, which is to say that we are entirely corrupt. That's not to say that we have no good in us; we do. However, anything good in us has been tainted with evil. It touches everything. Without the redeeming power of Christ we cannot halt our own moral slide.

I let people see the cracks in my life. We can't be phony. We've got to keep it real.

Sometimes people can't see past us to hear our message. We never have a second chance to leave a first impression.

It is easy for Christians to have the false impression that once we have established a relationship with Christ, which we believe sets us right with God, the problems of life will somehow scoot away or they will slowly be removed from our lives.

The wonderful thing about God is he knows what we need to persuade us.

Don't get older; get better: Live realistically. Give generously. Adapt willingly. Trust fearlessly. Rejoice daily.

Allowing anger to seethe on the back burner will lead to a very large lid blowing off a very hot pot.