God's global aim in creation and redemption is not only the glory of his name, but also the gladness of the peoples.

Little hearts, little souls give little lusts big power. Big hearts give little lusts little power.

No one will be able to rise to the magnificence of the missionary cause who does not feel the magnificence of Christ.

Intensity is all that matters in painting.

It is a myth that man in his natural state is genuinely seeking God. Men do seek God. But they do not seek him for who he is. They seek him in a pinch as one who might preserve them from death or enhance their worldly enjoyments. Apart from conversion, no one comes to the light of God.

Journaling is a way to be a good steward of the Spirit's illuminations.

Therefore bread was created for the glory of Christ. Hunger and thirst were created for the glory of Christ. And fasting was created for the glory of Christ. Which means that bread magnifies Christ in two ways: by being eaten with gratitude for his goodness, and by being forfeited out of hunger for God himself. When we eat, we taste the emblem of our heavenly food—the Bread of Life. And when we fast we say, “I love the Reality above the emblem.” In the heart of the saint both eating and fasting are worship. Both magnify Christ.