A life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good.

To pray is to accept that we are, and always will be, wholly dependent on God for everything.

You should not begin to pray for all you want until you realize that in God you have all you need.

...Singles, too, must see the penultimate status of marriage. If single Christians don't develop a deeply fulfilling love relationship with Jesus, they will put too much pressure on their DREAM of marriage, and that will create pathology in their lives as well.

All forms of love are necessary, and none are to be ignored, but all of us find some forms of love to be more emotionally valuable to us. They are a currency that we find particularly precious, a language that delivers the message of love to our hearts with the most power. Some types of love are more thrilling and fulfilling to us when we receive them.

Bad evangelism says: I'm right, you're wrong, and I would love to tell you about it

The only person who dares wake up a king at 3:00 AM for a glass of water is a child. We have that kind of access