The only reason why I'm a Christian is because I'm a gift of the Father to the Son, not because of anything I've ever done.

Here then is the real problem of our negligence. We fail in our duty to study God's Word not so much because it is difficult to understand, not so much because it is dull and boring, but because it is work. Our problem is not a lack of intelligence or a lack of passion. Our problem is that we are lazy.

To call a Christian a theist is roughly equivalent to calling the space shuttle Atlantis a glider.

Advice to aspiring ministers: Get in the Word. Stay in the Word. Master the Word. And for heaven's sake, preach the Word!

To solve a marriage problem, you have to talk with each other about it, choosing wisely the time and place. But when accusations and lengthy speeches of defense fill the dialogue, the partners are not talking to each other but past each other. Take care to listen more than you speak. If you still can't agree on a solution, consider asking a third party, without a vested interest, to mediate.

Why do those who keep insisting Jesus hung out with sinners also keep insisting there's no such thing as sin?

If you don't know you're in a state of grace, then you're vulnerable to the paralysis of the accusations of the enemy.