It is a fight from start to finish to be happy in God.

I just want to preach so bad I can hardly stand it. I love what I do.

Prayer causes things to happen that wouldn't happen if you didn't pray.

You can't make yourself saved. This is very threatening to people, even Christians, because of what it seems to say about freedom.

Christ is glorified in you when he is more precious to you than all that life can give or death can take.

I've never heard anyone say the really deep lessons of life have come in times of ease and comfort. But, I have heard many saints say every significant advance I've ever made in grasping in the depth of God's love and growing deep with Him, have come through suffering.

At the heart of mature masculinity is a sense of benevolent responsibility to lead, provide for, and protect women in ways appropriate to man's differing relationships.