The New Testament witnesses were fully aware of the background against which the resurrection took place.
The downfall of the church will not come from a lack of apologetic teaching; it will come from disintegration of the families in the church.
I generally hate the luxury modern apartment with too many things out of sight and so clean you cannot touch.
If we say it long enough eventually we're going to reap a harvest. We're going to get exactly what we're saying.
Don't grow accustomed to living with less, doing less, and being less to the point that you eventually sit back and accept it.
If Jesus were here today, he wouldn't be riding around on a donkey. He'd be taking a plane, he'd be using the media.
I'm very careful about saying who would and wouldn't go to heaven. I don't know.
Sometimes, I think if you get away from what you're called to do, it's more of a distraction.
I think how you start the day many times determines what kind of day you're going to have.
My belief as a Christian is when we receive Christ as salvation, that that gives us a guarantee for Heaven.
Sometimes when you take strong stands, if you're not called to do it, you're dividing the audience you're trying to reach.
Prudence is not hesitation, procrastination, or moderation. It is not driving in the middle of the road. It is not the way of ambivalence, indecision, or safety.
Prudence is foresight and far-sightedness. It's the ability to make immediate decisions on the basis of their longer-range effects.
Skill at helping people grow spiritually, like skill at playing chess, depends on understanding and valuing differences.
Better to be a loving person without knowing how you got there, than an expert no one can stand to be around.
I'm not sure ministry can ever have the urgency it requires if it is not aware of evil, both externally and internally.
Jesus had a universal concern for those who suffered that transcended the rules of the ancient world.
The day people around me stop questioning my character is the day my character begins to grow vulnerable.
One of the reasons I'm an interesting person to be married to is my intensely late-blooming self-awareness.
The question isn't if someone will sign up for spiritual formation; it's just who and what our spirits will be formed by.
When people feel they're getting to speak into what's being preached, there is high built-in motivation to participate.
