The assumption of Jesus' program for his people on earth was that they would live their lives as his students and co-laborers.

Other kingdoms are still present on earth along with the kingdom of the heavens. That is the human condition.

A disciple is a learner, a student, an apprentice – a practitioner… Disciples of Jesus are people who do not just profess certain views as their own but apply their growing understanding of life in the Kingdom of the Heavens to every aspect of their life on earth.

The prospering of God's cause on earth depends upon his people thinking well.

There is no cure for the social battles that we fight in our culture - and there's so much grief around race, gender, and so forth - until you eliminate "withdrawal" and "attack" and replace them with "acceptance" and "help." Once you do that and not just talk about it, these other issues will fall into place quickly. They will not fall into place at all unless it is done this way.

To depart from righteousness is to choose a life of crushing burdens, failures, and disappointments, a life caught in the toils of endless problems that are never resolved.

Fasting confirms our utter dependence upon God by finding in Him a source of sustenance beyond food.