A son or daughter in any human family is either born to or adopted by the parents. By definition, a child can't be both. But with God we're both born of Him and adopted by Him.

Uncontrolled temper is soon dissipated on others. Resentment, bitterness, and self-pity build up inside our hearts and eat away at our spiritual lives like a slowly spreading cancer.

The cure for the sin of envy and jealousy is to find our contentment in God

We must pray constantly for His enabling grace to say no to temptation, of choosing to take all practical steps to avoid known areas of temptation and flee from those that surprise us.

We all want Grace, but we cannot enjoy Grace when there is an attitude of comparing.

Biblical community is first of all the sharing of a common life in Christ.

The purpose of God's discipline is not to punish us but to transform us.