Worship is not just an emotional exercise but a response of the heart built on truth about God.

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.

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

The ability to make judgments lies at the heart of Christian living. Unless we are able to judge doctrine, lifestyles, and entertainment, unless we are able to distinguish between outer appearance and inner character, we just might miss the purpose for which God placed us on this earth. We might end up accepting a stone for bread and a snake for a fish.

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

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.

There are no shortcuts to spiritual maturity. It takes time to be holy.