Truth is that which affirms propositionally the nature of reality as it is.

Competence is a big word. It is important. I almost want to nuance it with the idea of giftedness because sometimes you can teach a lot of skills on exposition but a person may not have the competence or the giftedness to do it. Therefore, it is very important to have that.

An expenditure of words without income of ideas will lead to intellectual bankruptcy.

The church still meets people at the transition points. Marriages break down. Children commit suicide and leave helpless parents. Death and suffering are everywhere.

In India, there is a saying that you can touch your nose directly or you can touch your nose the long way around. You need to go the long way around to reach some people.

If truth is not undergirded by love, it makes the possessor of that truth obnoxious and the truth repulsive.

To allow God to be God we must follow Him for who He is and what He intends, and not for what we want and what we prefer.