I was used to being the smartest guy in the room, and then God dropped me in a place that was well beyond me. It was painfully awesome.

Choosing one thing over another doesn't necessarily mean we love the thing we choose. If given the choice to eat spinach or broccoli, you may choose broccoli. It may only mean you don't want to eat spinach. Heaven is not for people who just want to skip Hell. Heaven is reserved for those who love Jesus, who have been rescued by Him and who long to praise Him. If someone doesn't have much use for praising Him now, it's foolish to think they're ready for Heaven.

I'm wise to be a good steward, but I'll never be my own rescuer. The worth thing you can do with fear and anxiety is to pretend you're too strong to have them. The best thing you can do is just to let Him be in charge of them

I have always deeply desired to be an honest man who said it when I struggled, stumbled and worried. I longed to be a man with real friends - friends who knew me at my worst and loved me.

I learned very early that people need to have a good grasp of God's goodness and God's sovereignty.

If you're not confident in the authority of the Scriptures, you will be a slave to what sounds right.

Godliness is sexy in a way that physical attraction can never be.