Evangelicals are distraught over the state of America because they have not been taught that we're aliens here.

We ought to celebrate the positive glorious gifts of God, but the worth of God shines in a powerful way to the world when in the midst of suffering we still don't curse God but say "The Lord gave and the Lord takes away, blessed be the name of the Lord."

All heroes are shadows of Christ

From eternity to eternity, the beauty of God is pervasive and practical. Ask him to open the eyes of your heart (Ephesians 1:18). Give your life to this quest - seeing and savoring more and more of the happifying beauty of God.

At one level, the message of the book of Ruth is that the life of the godly is not a straight line to glory, but they do get there.

True worship comes from people who are deeply emotional and who love deep and sound doctrine. Strong affections for God rooted in thrush are the bone and marrow of biblical worship.

Oh, how rare are the Christians who speak with a tender heart and have a theological backbone of steel.