A lot of people are using the Church, but not a lot of people are loving the Church.

While it only takes one spouse to be friendly, it takes both spouses to be friends. When both spouses are unfriendly, the marriage is marked by conflict and coldness. When one spouse is friendly and the other is unfriendly, the marriage is marked by selfishness and sadness. But when both spouses each make a deep, heartfelt covenant with God to continually seek to become a better friend, increasing love and laughter mark the marriage.

Sometimes prayer moves the hand of God, and sometimes prayer changes the heart of the person who is praying.

Fear in the mind causes stress in the body.

I have noticed that people tend to stop maturing when they start self-medicating. Everyone has very tough seasons of life, but by persevering through them we have an opportunity to mature and grow as people. Those who self-medicate...often thwart maturity as they escape the tough seasons of life rather than face them.

You have to laugh at yourself. Otherwise you'll waste all that great material.

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