Willpower can produce short-term change, but it creates constant internal stress because you haven't dealt with the root cause.

Americans spend more on beer than they do on books. No wonder their stomachs are bigger than their brains.

God intentionally allows you to go through painful experiences to equip you for ministry to others.

Forgiveness must be immediate, whether or not a person asks for it. Trust must be rebuilt over time. Trust requires a track record.

The greatest gift God gave us is also our greatest curse, which is the free will. We are made in God's image, the Bible says, which means we have the ability to love him or not love him, to reject him or not reject him.

I think a lot of times God takes away your feelings, so you have to depend on faith. And faith is kind of like a tide. It rolls in and rolls out.

If you don't live by priorities, you'll live by pressures. Either you determine what's important in life or other people will determine it for you.