The Spirit has determined that he will operate through certain means and at certain times and if we sinfully put obstacles or warnings or prohibitions in the way, he may well not do for us what he otherwise would have done.

Self-image, the concept we have of ourselves, must begin not by looking in the mirror but by looking into the face of God.

The only reason integrity should be a burden to you is if you enjoy being dishonest.

The ultimate goal of theology isn't knowledge, but worship. If our learning and knowledge of God do not lead to the joyful praise of God, we have failed. We learn only that we might laud, which is to say that theology without doxology is idolatry. The only theology worth studying is a theology that can be sung!

Worship is first and foremost a feasting on all that God is for us in Jesus... [One] in which God is the host, the cook, the waiter, and the meal itself.

Sin turns ugly and is subject to defeat only when seen in the light of Christ's beauty.

Everything without God is pathetically inferior to God without everything.