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.

Temptation is God's magnifying glass; it shows us how much work he has left to do in our lives.

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.

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!

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

We cannot say no to temptation without saying yes to something far better.

The work that God does in us when we wait is usually more important than the thing for which we wait!