We need discernment in what we see and what we hear and what we believe.

Many seducers clutter the simple message of the gospel with legalistic additions, with convoluted attempts to legitimize moral compromise, and with psychological theories that turn churches into relational support groups instead of houses of worship.

The habit of always putting off an experience until you can afford it, or until the time is right, or until you know how to do it is one of the greatest burglars of joy. Be deliberate, but once you've made up your mind -jump in.

We need discernment in what we see and what we hear and what we believe.

The Promised Land was a tangible representation of God's ultimate desire for His people, but they failed to comprehend His gift for at least three reasons: It was unconditionally promised, it was outrageously generous, and it was absolutely free. None of those make sense in the world as we know it.

It's not enough merely to believe there is a God. You must believe in the God who is there.

Battles are won in the trenches, in the grit and grime of courageous determination; they are won day by day in the arena of life.