For there to be true maturity, people must be given room to grow, which includes room to fail.

When a church is spending more of its budget on media than shepherding, something is out of whack. We have gotten things twisted around.

God will never adjust His agenda to fit ours. He will not speed up His pace to catch up with ours; we need to slow our pace in order to recover our walk with Him. God will not scream and shout over the noisy clamor; He expects us to seek quietness, where His still small voice can be heard again.

People are far more important than rigid rules and demanding expectations.

You know one of the most encouraging things about faith? It pleases God.

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.

God's heavenly plan doesn't always make earthly sense.