This life is not something that is imposed upon us; we receive it and work with it.

There is absolutely nothing in what Jesus himself or his early followers taught that suggests you can decide just to enjoy forgiveness at Jesus' expense and have nothing more to do with him.

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

What is thinking? It is the activity of searching out what must be true, or cannot be true, in the light of the given facts or assumptions.

To allow lust (or strong desires) to govern our life is to exalt our will over God's.

Two ways of thinking: Human kingdom and human cleverness or God's kingdom and God's cleverness

Many Christians were suddenly prepared to look at traditional methods of spiritual formation. They could not help but see that spiritual growth and vitality stem from what we actually do with our lives, from the habits we form, and from the character that results.