“If you say, ‘I must stop doing this thing, because it will get me into trouble,’ then you are not really sorry for the sin itself but for the consequences or results of the sin. You are not sorry because it grieved God but because it grieved you or others. This means that as soon […]
“If God can make something out of nothing and create purity within our hearts, surely He can give us a beautiful and noble new name without us performing correctly. . . . Biblical name changes have everything to do with what God sees inside a person and the work that God does to change their […]
“Faithfulness is an endurance race and is most successful when traveled in the company of those who encourage our steady movement.”- Jeff Manion “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor. If either one of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls […]
“Cynicism begins not because you don’t care, but because you do care. It starts because you poured your heart into something and got little in return. Or maybe you got something in return, but it was the opposite of what you desired.”- Carey Nieuwhof (emphasis author’s) “And what do you benefit if your gain the […]
“The language of dreams is the fourth love language, and it’s God’s lingua franca. There is no dialect that God speaks more fluently or frequently in Scripture. Whether it’s dreams by night or dreams by day, God is the Dream Giver.”- Mark Batterson “At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon during the night in a […]