The man who commits immorality does so because he thinks it will maximize pleasure if he can minimize the pain by keeping it secret.

Someone has said that the marks of a strong church are wet eyes, bent knees, and a broken heart. We'll never be powerful until we let God be God and jealously guard His honor.

Each temptation leaves us better or worse; neutrality is impossible.

Forgiveness is always free. But that doesn't mean that confession is always easy. Sometimes it is hard. Incredibly hard. It is painful to admit our sins and entrust ourselves to God's care.

It is not enough to do God's work; it must be done in His way and for His credit.

Those who have failed miserably are often the first to see God's formula for success.

To make sure our convictions, views, and assumptions about our Creator stay based on biblical truth and not on popular consensus, we must continually check what we believe against the Scriptures.