Occupation: Author Birth: November 12, 1950
Remember, when you're sinned against its tempting to respond sinfully. Don't give in, talk to your heart and seek the grace of Jesus..
Human self-righteousness denies the need for the saving, enabling grace of Christ. Human righteousness embraces the cruelest of Satan's lies, that a ….
Foolishness is more than being stupid, that deadly combination of arrogance and ignorance..
The more you understand the magnitude of God's grace, the more accurate will be your view of the depth of your unrighteousness ; and the more you und….
God's grace doesn't always come in comfortable forms. But it's still grace, and it's still evidence that He loves us..
It is a sweet thing that we serve a dissatisfied God who has destinations in mind for us that we would never choose for ourselves. It really is a goo….
God is the ultimate musician. His music transforms your life. The notes of redemption rearrange your heart and restore your life. His songs of forgiv….
Only love for Christ has the power to incapacitate the sturdy love for self that is the bane of every sinner, and only the grace of Christ has the po….
We are called by God to do theology, that is, to live our lives with a moment-by-moment consciousness of God..
Theology without love simply is very bad theology..
The kingdom of self tends to be more focused on what the hands can touch than what the heart should embrace..
The fatal flaw of human wisdom is that it promises that you can change your relationships without needing to change yourself..
God never intended for us to simply be the objects of His love. We are also called to be the instruments of that love in the lives of others..
Sin makes us moral quadriplegics..
Sin is much more than doing the wrong thing. It begins withloving, worshiping, and serving the wrong thing..
Sin doesn't always look sinful to us; sometimes it looks beautiful. That's why we need grace to see sin for what it really is - dark, dangerous, ensl….
We rarely do anything with on single motive..
The church is not a theological classroom. It is a conversion, confession, repentance, reconciliation, forgiveness and sanctification center, where f….
Our sin is what separates us from God, but it's our self righteousness that keeps us from running to Him for the grace He willingly gives to all who ….
See yourself and weep. See your God and rejoice..
Harboring bitterness against people is actually confessing their sin to myself, over and over again. Anger is akin to confessing their sin to God, di….