Lasting love extends grace. No relationship will make it without grace. The Bible tells us that this is part of love. You're not going to have a relationship unless you have forgiveness, mercy, patience, acceptance, grace. You've got to cut people some slack.

Read the genealogy of Jesus, and you have to see how the four women in that genealogy God used their sins for His glory.

I know that I am floating on the benefit of other people. I do not deserve the blessings that I've gotten.

The goal of 'The Purpose Driven Life' is to help people develop a heart for the world.

What is the glory of God? It is who God is. It is the essence of His nature; the weight of His importance; the radiance of His splendor; the demonstration of His power; the atmosphere of His presence.

Regardless of the cause, none of your problems could happen without God's permission.

I think any apparent contradiction in scripture is my limited capacity. Me trying to understand God is like an ant trying to understand the Internet. I don't have the brain capacity.