Character is both developed and revealed by tests, and all of life is a test.

Heartless praise is not praise at all. It is worthless and an insult to God.

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

If you aren't making any mistakes, you aren't innovating. If you're making the same mistakes, you aren't learning.

Since God intends to make you like Jesus, he will take you through the same experiences Jesus went through. That includes loneliness, temptation, stress, criticism, rejection, and many other problems.

It is a fatal mistake to assume that God’s goal for your life is material prosperity or popular success, as the world defines it. The abundant life has nothing to do with material abundance, and faithfulness to God does not guarantee success in a career or even ministry. Never focus on temporary crowns.

I believe in the five solas. One hundred percent believe in the five solas. And I am - to those of you who know about this - I'm a monergist [someone that believes in the doctrine that says spiritual renewal is exclusively the activity of the Holy Spirit].