We renovate the heart by, of course, changing it, but we can't do that, really, without changing the other essential parts of the human personality.

Today we are apt to downplay or disregard the importance of good thinking to strong faith; and some, disastrously, even regard thinking as opposed to faith.

Kingdom obedience is kingdom abundance

No one need worry about our getting the best of God in some bargain with him, or that we might somehow succeed in using him for our purposes. Anyone who thinks this is a problem has seriously underestimated the intelligence and agility of our Father in the heavens. He will not be tricked or cheated.

Hearing God is about the very specific issue of what it means to live with guidance in our life.

We Christians should be aware that there's something at stake in cultural participation that we wouldn't have been concerned about if all we did was worry about the messages in culture.

Relations between parents and children and siblings and mates. This is not external. We can't separate them.