Believers have just as much to fear from legalism as from waywardness. The first detracts from the beauty of the message, while the second mars it content.

The opposite of love is indifference to the genuine needs of others.

When shame is missing from corporate life, society, quickly becomes uncivilized.

The thoughtful believer recalls God's faithfulness in the past when confronted by any new threat. Part of spiritual maturity is strong sense of one's own history.

The task of evangelism often involves preparing an open road so offenders can find their refuge in Christ.

God is enough like us to understand our problems and enough above us to be able to solve them.

Since the success of believers is tied to our knowledge of and obedience to God's Word, the memorizing of portions of the Bible is advisable.

Every demonstration of God's faithfulness to us is an opportunity for us to testify of Him to others.

Discouragement is contagious and is easily transmitted to others.

Spiritual strength is connected to faithful obedience to God's commands.

God is not naïve in the giving of His laws; He anticipates our disobedience even as He commands our obedience.

...you do violence with your words if you force them - art is given - the words received, moment by moment from unseen hands - call it a Muse ...

Silence is what allows people to suffer without recourse, what allows hypocrisies and lies to grow and flourish, crimes to go unpunished.

Is your appearance representing you well and helping you achieve the results you desire or could you use a style makeover?

I learned early on that 'rabbi' means teacher, not priest.

This is one of the miracles of love: It gives a power of seeing through its own enchantments and yet not being disenchanted.

Some journeys take us far from home. Some adventures lead us to our destiny.

The idea that Taylor Swift would become the giant pop icon of 2015, 2016 - she's really good, but I don't think it's written in the stars.

But over a period of time It's the melodic things that are in my head all day.

Sin is not an unfortunate slip or a regrettable act; it is a posture of defiance against a holy God.

What is really nice about the Health Impact Fund is that it is a win-win, something that without much cost to anyone makes a lot of people better off.