Our response to an offense determines our future.

If we don’t risk being hurt, we cannot give unconditional love. Unconditional love gives others the right to hurt us.

An offended heart is the breeding ground of deception.

True humility is absolute obedience and dependence on God. It puts Him first, others second, and ourselves third in all things.

Physical growth is a function of time. No two-year-old child has ever been six feet tall. Intellectual growth is a function of learning. Spiritual growth is neither a function of time or learning, but it is a function of obedience.

Grace gives us the power to live, and mercy keeps us free from guilt, condemnation, and shame.

How can a good God appoint cruel people to positions of authority? The answer is simple: God is the originator of the authority, but He is not the author of the cruelty. Man is responsible for his cruel actions, not God. All authority is of God, but not all authority is godly.