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.

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.

Paul taught that religions evolved because man did not honor the true God. Because of rebellion, they "exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of the corruptible man and birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures." One characteristic of idolatry is that it always confuses the creature with the creator.

Christianity demands a level of caring that transcends human inclinations.

Make no mistake about the intention of these secularists: It is to discredit the voice of Christians so that America will tolerate only one view.

Everything that God brings into our life is directed to one purpose: that we might be conformed to the image of Christ.

The most important part of us is the part that no one ever sees.