I've learned to be careful of becoming a critic. Criticism really sours your heart.

I've learned to be careful of becoming a critic. Criticism really sours your heart.

Do the things you used to do, and you'll feel the feelings you used to feel.

In a society where rationality has ruled so long, the church frequently fails to see that in forsaking the weekly pursuit of the transcendent, we have given up the only ground that was uniquely ours in this world. In attempting to make the church something that can attract and add value to secular mind-sets, we have turned our backs on our one true proposition - transcendence.

Fear is the contradiction of faith. Faith says, Whatever it is, it'll be okay because of God.

Ed Welch says that all counseling is a variation on a single theme: knowing and praying for the counselee. Of all the questions the counselor might ask, then, the central guiding question in the counselor's mind is, "How can I pray for you?

This fight is not going to be over in 10 minutes or 10 weeks; there's no quick solution. If you think it's taking too long, remember, God is with you.