Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.

God wants to produce the character of Christ in our lives because he knows that the more we become like him, the more fulfilled we will be.

If an organ is somehow severed from its body, it will shrivel and die. It cannot exist on its own, and neither can you. Disconnected and cut off from the lifeblood of a local body, your spiritual life will wither and eventually cease to exist.

When a human body is out of balance we call that disease, which indicates dis-ease of the body. Likewise, when the body of Christ becomes unbalanced, disease occurs... Health will occur only when everything is brought back into balance. The task of church leadership is to discover and remove growth-restricting diseases and barriers so that natural, normal growth can occur.

That's one of those questions I'm asked more often than anything else. Will my dog go to heaven? And I say well, the lion will lay down with the lamb.

In pain, I'd rather walk with Jesus with all of my questions, than walk by myself with all the answers.

The purpose of influence is to "speak up for those who have no influence." (Pr.31:8) It's not about you.