Many times people think if God has called you to something, he's promising you success. He might be calling you to fail to prepare you for something else through the failure.

Prayer is our way of entering into the happiness of God himself

Suffering dispels the illusion that we have the strength and competence to rule our own lives and save ourselves.

We can only grasp the gospel's sweetness if we first grapple with its offense- you can't save yourself.

Marriage is two broken people having little broken people.

If we give God things in hope that they'll earn us blessings, we're really not doing anything for him. It's for ourselves.

Living is giving....If you spend your money on yourself, you are just surviving. But if you want your life to count, if you want to really live - give.