The Father did not require the death of Christ to persuade Him to love us. Christ died because the Father loves us.

There are actually only ever two pastoral problems you will ever encounter. The first is this: persuading those who are under the dominion of sin that they are under the dominion of sin. That's the task of evangelism. And [second], persuading those who are no longer under the dominion of sin that they are no longer under the dominion of sin because they're Christ's.

Love is not maximum emotion. Love is maximum commitment.

Most Christians have more Bibles than they know what to do with, but have little understanding of what is in them.

Do I learn through dark providences, or simply seem relieved when they are over?

Secular humanism debases the human.

The foundation of worship in the heart is not emotional ("I feel full of worship" or "The atmosphere is so worshipful"). Actually, it is theological. Worship is not something we "work up," it is something that "comes down" to us, from the character of God.