Christmas is all about surrender. It's all about the surrender of the Son to obey the perfect will of the Father and enter human history.

You will never be more secure, you will never be more safe, and you will never be happier, more satisfied, than when you are trusting and obeying: resting in sovereignty and surrendering to sovereignty.

God lives in the place of praise. If we want to be where He is, we need to go to His address.

As we grow spiritually, God begins to wean us from things that we think we can't live without: things, comfort, the longing for life to 'work.' That's a childish instinct, to say, 'Life has to work the way I want it to work, and now'.

Men are not inspired to protect women who are naked, but instead to conquer and violate them; they want to protect those who are clothed.

Sound theology should always lead us to doxology and transformation.

Sin is more dangerous than wild bears, more deadly than blazing forest fires. Ask Nebuchadnezzar, who lost his mind because he refused to deal with his pride. Ask Samson, who was reduced to a pathetic shred of a man because he never got control over the lusts of his flesh. Ask Achan and Ananias and Sapphira, who all lost their lives over “small,” secret sins.