"I Thank God that the kingdom of God is not divided into areas for big, important people and areas for little, unimportant people. Everyone is just as needful in God's sight as any other!"

History will show that the church has prospered most when blessed with strong leaders and suffered the greatest decline when her leaders were weak and time serving. The sheep rarely go much farther than the shepherd.

"When I am praying the most eloquently, I am getting the least accomplished in my prayer life.  But when I stop getting eloquent and give God less theology and shut up and just gaze upward and wait for God to speak to my heart He speaks with such power that I have to grab a pencil and a notebook and take notes on what God is saying to my heart."

"We must do something about the cross, and one of two things only we can do--flee it or die upon it."

Faith is not a once-done act, but a continuous gaze of the heart at the Triune God.  Believing, then, is directing the hearts' attention to Jesus.  It is lifting the mind to "behold the Lamb of God," and never ceasing that beholding for the rest of our lives.'

The greatness of God rouses fear within us, but His goodness encourages us not to be afraid of Him.  To fear and not be afraid--that is the paradox of faith.

Much of our difficulty as seeking Christians stems from our unwillingness to take God as He is and adjust our lives accordingly. We insist upon trying to modify Him and to bring Him nearer to our own image.