Spiritual growth depends on two things: first a willingness to live according to the Word of God; second, a willingness to take whatever consequences emerge as a result.

How do we bring glory to God? The Bible’s short answer is: by growing more and more like Jesus Christ.

My security as a Christian does not reside in the strength of my faith but in the indestructibili ty of my Savior.

Love is not maximum emotion. Love is maximum commitment.

Thinking that I deserve heaven is a sure sign I have no understanding of the gospel.

Jesus Christ is able to set us free because He has dealt with the sin that enslaves us.

True faith takes its character and quality from its object. Its strength therefore depends on the character of Christ. Even those of us who have weak faith have the same strong Christ as others!

There is nothing more important to learn about Christian growth than this: Growing in grace means becoming like Christ.

Be obedient even when you do not know where obedience may lead you

Knowing God is your single greatest privilege as a Christian

The fear of the Lord tends to take away all other fears... This is the secret of Christian courage and boldness.

Whenever he was in company he wanted to get away, and whenever he was alone he wanted company.

The Obama presidency, and liberalism in general, are based on not trusting the American people - a belief that big government is better for people.

To me thinking outside the box means; crossing disciplines and pulling in expertise and perspective from outside of the standard boundaries.

None of us can boast about the morality of our ancestors. The record does not show that Adam and Eve were ever married.

Smile sometimes when things aren't going well, and maybe realize when they aren't going well, they are.

My life is a vast inconsequential epic.

All I know about method is that when I am not working I sometimes think I know something, but when I am working, it is quite clear I know nothing.

It's not about the shoes, it's what you do in them.

I just want to be known as a clown because to me, that's the height of my profession. It means you can do everything - sing, dance and, above all, make people laugh.

I surrendered my beliefs and found myself at the tree of life injecting my story into the veins of leaves only to find that stories like forests are subject to seasons