Nobody lives up to the norms that God had in mind when he first created human beings.

Prudence is not hesitation, procrastination, or moderation. It is not driving in the middle of the road. It is not the way of ambivalence, indecision, or safety.

The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’

When we live in the love of God, we begin to pay attention to people the way God pays attention to us.

I need to worship because without it I can forget that I have a Big God beside me and live in fear. I need to worship because without it I can forget his calling and begin to live in a spirit of self-preoccupation. I need to worship because without it I lose a sense of wonder and gratitude and plod through life with blinders on. I need worship because my natural tendency is toward self-reliance and stubborn independence.

Over and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God.

God is so immense that if he were 'too visible,' people would give forced compliance without expressing their heart. So God made it possible, in enormous love, for us to live as if he were not there.