I believe that to preach or to expound the scripture is to open up the inspired text with such faithfulness and sensitivity that God’s voice is heard and His people obey Him

We should not ask, ‘What is wrong with the world?’ for that diagnosis has already been given. Rather we should ask, “What has happened to salt and light?

A Christian should resemble a fruit tree with real fruit, not a Christmas tree with decorations tied on

We must allow the Word of God to confront us, to disturb our security, to undermine our complacency and to overthrow our patterns of thought and behavior.

The purpose of prayer is emphatically not to bend God's will to ours, but rather to align our will to his.

We must be global Christians with a global vision because our God is a global God.

What we need is not more learning, not more eloquence, not more persuasion, not more organization, but more power from the Holy Spirit.

We are sent into the world, like Jesus, to serve. For this is the natural expression of our love for our neighbors. We love. We go. We serve.

The Christian's chief occupational hazards are depression and discouragement.

Sin and the child of God are incompatible. They may occasionally meet; they cannot live together in harmony

Christians who neglect the Bible simply do not mature.

It doesn’t matter what you think, what you believe or what you feel the only thing that ultimately matters is what you do.

You can kill a book quicker by your silence than by a bad review.

I always thank God for the gift of a new day, because despite the fact that I strategically prepare for the future, it is still only God that can make it possible for me to witness tomorrow.

Even though every identity marker I have can be taken from me, the grace and peace of the Trinity overflows into the life of the believer.

Race, let's remember, is a social invention and a cultural identification, not a biological reality.

Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for.

One of the most amazing locations I've ever been is the top of the volcano in Tanzania, Africa. It's an actual volcano where you really have this lava every day.

Electricity is really just organized lightning.

It's ridiculous to think that you get to play a game you love for a job you get paid for.

For all that we cherish and justly desire - for ourselves or for our children - the securing of peace is the first requisite.