God is more powerful than anybody's past, no matter how wretched. He can make us forget - not by erasing the memory but by taking the sting and paralyzing effect out of it

The key is not money; organization, cleverness, or education. Are you and I seeing the results Peter saw? Are we bringing thousands of men and women to Christ the way he did? If not, we need to get back to His power source.

Faith never denies reality but leaves room for God to grant a new reality.

Your future and mine are determined by this one thing: seeking after the Lord.

O God, split the heavens and come down! Manifest yourself somehow. Do what only you can do.

The first century money changers were in the temple, but they didn't have the spirit of the temple... They were out of sync with the whole purpose of the Lord's house. "The atmosphere of my Father's house," Jesus seemed to say, "is to be prayer. The aroma around my Father must be that of people opening their hearts in worship and supplication. This is not a place to make a buck. This is a house for calling on the Lord.

He (God) is not looking for smart people, because He is the smart one. All he wants are people simple enough to trust him.