If you want to follow Jesus because He'll fix your marriage, if you want to follow Jesus because He'll give you a better life, that's idolatry. Follow Christ for the sake of Christ; He is worthy!

I have given God countless reasons not to love me. None of them has been strong enough to change Him.

The true convert does not receive the gospel as an addition to his previous life, but in exchange for it.

If Jesus Christ isn't strong enough to motivate you to live biblically, you don't know Him at all.

You are a steward of every moment, of every talent, of every gift, of every resource that God has given you. Chose wisely what you do today!

People tell me judge not lest ye be judged. I always tell them, twist not scripture lest ye be like satan

God saved you for Himself; God saved you by Himself; God saved you from Himself.

All my weak days have a common cause - I have neglected communion with God through my neglect of the Scriptures & prayer. When will I learn?

If a person professes faith in Christ and yet falls away or makes no progress in godliness, it does not mean that he has lost his salvation. It reveals that he was never truly converted.

Instead of telling them God has a wonderful plan for their life - tell them who God is.

Repentance is simply giving up to stop fighting against God and to stop attempting to gain your own salvation through your own works; to literally give up and fall upon Christ. That is salvation.

Belief in yourself comes from a positive attitude that sees life as worth living and that you have a wonderful part to play in it.

The voices of cold reason were talking, as usual, to deaf ears.

Having plans sounds like a good idea - until you have to put on clothes and leave your house.

To deny kingdom realities is not to pay the price

To live in hearts we leave behind Is not to die.

The problem is that everywhere the gas drilling industry goes, a trail of water contamination, air pollution, health concerns and betrayal of basic American civic and community values follows.

I have an interesting relationship with my voice. I give myself tons of freedom in how to engage with my voice because I respect it a lot.

I can't tell anybody else how to run their life or their business, but I really believe I've got a good bead on myself.

For me, language and how I use it are very important. I held back on doing a poetry book, walking the fine line between trying to be helpful and just putting more junk out there.

There is much to do, and I am busy, very busy.