The determining factor of my existence is no longer my past.

Where God is at the center of things, worship inevitably follows.

Those who are most conscious of forgiveness are invariably those who have been most acutely convicted of their sin.

Contentment is an undervalued grace.

The conviction that Christian doctrine matters for Christian living is one of the most important growth points of the Christian life.

When I look at the cross, I learn to say: 'The Son of God loved me, and gave Himself for me' (Galatians 2:20). I begin to believe with Paul that if God did not spare His own Son, but gave Him up to the cross for me, then He loves me so much He will always give me only what will bring me blessing (Romans 8:32).

True discernment means not only distinguishing the right from the wrong; it means distinguishing the primary from the secondary, the essential from the indifferent, and the permanent from the transient. And, yes, it means distinguishing between the good and the better, and even between the better and the best.