All of us have areas of weakness. God wants these character flaws to show us how totally dependent we are upon Him. When we handle them properly, they drive us into a deeper, more intimate relationship with the Lord. But uncontrolled weakness wreaks havoc in a person's life.

The best way in the world to deceive believers is to cloak a message in religious language and declare that it conveys some new insight from God.

Understand that it is often unwise to forgive face to face. This tends to make the other person feel 'put down' and make you look holier-than-thou.

Our willingness to wait reveals the value we place on the object we're waiting for.

The Scriptures contain many stories of people who waited years or even decades before the Lord's promises came to pass. What modern believers can learn from the patience of biblical saints like Abraham, Joseph, David, and Paul is that waiting upon the Lord has eternal rewards.

If the church marries herself to the spirit of the times, she will find herself a widow in the next generation.

There is nothing worse than a life filled with adversity from which nothing good ever comes.