I was raised in the Baptist church... but I didn't really have a real committed experience with Christ until my father died.

Don't come into the presence of God to impress Him with something He gave you!

The critic is a prisoner to his own experiences and perspectives, erroneously believing his limited experiences are the sum of all truth

Faith must always pass the test of discouragement.

God gives you the resources for success. But it is up to you to recognize them and use them to their fullest.

You shouldn't shoot at every opportunity that passes by.

It is enough to be responsible for ensuring that our people have the opportunity to graze in the rich grass of God's nutritious word. Beyond that, we must trust the word to take it's effect. It will work faster in some people than in others. the spiritual body grows and metabolizes food at different rates much like the natural body does.