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.

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

Temptation is not a sin; it is a call to battle.

Thanksgiving for God’s faithfulness in our pain is the indisputable proof that we believe God is a part of our pain.

At death we cross from one territory to another, but we'll have no trouble with visas. Our representative is already there, preparing for our arrival. As citizens of heaven, our entrance is incontestable.

If Melanchthon were alive today, he might not weep because of controversies that surround the Lord's Supper, but he might well sorrow because of our indifference to its meaning and importance.

Only eternal values can give meaning to temporal ones. Time must be the servant of eternity.