Living in light of eternity changes your priorities.

I do believe in hell. Jesus spoke more about hell than heaven - I trust him as the authority, not you, me or anybody else. If hell is not real, then Jesus was a liar and God has a lot of explaining to do on His justice and things like that.

History shows that when the church accommodates culture, it weakens it.

I want to change my circumstances. God wants to change me.

The fact is, ministry is too unpredictable to be motivated by security. It’s too unprofitable to be motivated by money. It’s too demanding to be motivated by pleasure, and it’s too criticized to be motivated by fame. Our ministry should be motivated by the pleasure of God, and God is pleased when we have a ministry powered by faith.

Only in hindsight do we understand how God intended a problem for good.

I can't imagine God not allowing my dog into heaven.