No one can hate you in this life more than Jesus was hated.

Much of the impotence of American churches is tied to a profound ignorance and apathy about justification. Our people live in a fog of guilt. Or just as bad, they think being a better person is all God requires.

The seed of God's Word won't grow to fruitfulness without pruning for rest, quiet, and calm

It's not convincing to say you are a child of God if you have none of the characteristics of your Father.

There is no sin so prevalent, so insidious, and so deep as the sin of fearing people more than we fear God.

The only thing more important than ministry is being ministered to.

Legalism is a problem in the church, but so is anti-nomianism. Granted, I don't hear anyone saying, 'Let's continue in sin that grace may abound'. That's the worse form of antinomianism. But strictly speaking, antinomianism simply means no-law, and some Christians have very little place for the law in their pursuit of holiness.