We have been stuffed full of praise for mediocrity and had our foibles diagnosed away with hyphenated jargon and pop psychology.

God's timing is rarely our timing.

If you think God has promised this world will be a five-star hotel, you will be miserable as you live through the normal struggles of life. But if you remember that God promised we would be pilgrims and this world may feel more like a desert or even a prison, you might find your life surprisingly happy.

Tolerance is a relatively weak virtue; we're called to so much more than that in the body of Christ.

Most everyone I know feels frazzled and overwhelmed most of the time.

Sincere biblical repentance is as much a work of grace as not sinning in the first place. To err is human, to make progress is divine.

Not only is holiness the goal of your redemption, it is necessary for your redemption