Every great cause was initiated by someone whose heart was broken.

We don't name God; God reveals His name to us. We don't have the right to exercise authority over God. God copyrights, He trademarks, He patents His name.

Our identity is not in our joy, and our identity is not in our suffering. Our identity is in Christ, whether we have joy or are suffering.

Ultimately I think the difference between reading the Bible and studying it is making the connections between who Jesus is and what he's done.

We need to pay attention to the questions non-Christians are asking, and the conversations that Christians are having.

Study the Bible like a soldier on a mission, not a scholar on a sabbatical.

Don't cohabitate. Don't fornicate. Don't look at pornography. Don't create a standard of beauty. Have your spouse be your standard of beauty. This is one of the great devastating effects of pornography: you lust after people and compare your spouse to them. It's impossible to be satisfied in your marriage if you don't have a standard that is biblical; that standard is always your spouse.