Prayer, desperate prayer, seems so simple, but it’s a step rarely taken by those in family conflict.

There’s no such thing as a bitter person who keeps the bitterness to himself.

God in His sovereign goodness often uses the painful and at times debilitating injury of a spear thrower to make us readier for His service. ... One thing you discover about spear throwers is that though it’s not necessary for them to be good, it’s essential for them to appear good.

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.

Prayer, desperate prayer, seems so simple, but it’s a step rarely taken by those in family conflict.

Only those who see themselves as utterly destitute can fully appreciate the grace of God.

Our brothers and sisters in Muslim countries can't celebrate Christmas-or any aspect of their faith-openly for fear of persecution and death. And yet we, with all our freedoms, often choose to make Christmas a celebration of commercialism!