Chastening is a mark of affection, not a sign of rejection.

There is a kind of misguided pity that deals gently with false teachers at the expense of their victims.

It is sometimes easier to trust God in a life-threatening battle than in the small challenges of daily life.

Attachments to older forms of worship may be comfortable, but they may contain elements of falsehood that make them unacceptable to God.

Equal justice under law is a spiritual as well as a civic principle.

Wisdom lies in recognizing the dangers that lie within us and doing battle with them daily.

Compassion is easily forsaken in the midst of prosperity, even when this prosperity is God given.