Courage never takes away fear; courage simply redistributes fear to get the job done.

Genuine trust involves allowing another to matter and have an impact in our lives. For that reason, many who hate and do battle with God trust Him more deeply than those whose complacent faith permits an abstract and motionless stance before Him. Those who trust God most are those whose faith permits them to risk wrestling with Him over the deepest questions of life. Good hearts are captured in a divine wrestling match; fearful, doubting hearts stay clear of the mat.

For most leaders, humility comes only by wounds suffered from foolish falls.

Buzyness, however, is moral laziness because it involves refusing to live with courage and intentionality.

Courage never takes away fear; courage simply redistributes fear to get the job done.

[Biblical counseling] Must insist that the image of God is central to developing a solid view of personality; that our sinfulness, not how we've been sinned against, is our biggest problem; that forgiveness, not wholeness, is our greatest need; that repentance, not insight, is the dynamic in all real change.

Every marriage moves either toward enhancing one another’s glory or toward degrading each other.