...As a parent, I can tell you that living like a child will not lead to kindness, compassion, and love. Children have the same problem I do: we are naturally selfish and proud.

...A lie is a stab into the very vitals of the Body of Christ.’ For fellowship is built on trust, and trust is built on truth. So, falsehood undermines fellowship, while truth strengthens it.

...By turning our back on God, our nation is sliding farther and farther away from Him. Instead of becoming a better country, we are becoming more violent, lawless and godless. Our policies are failing...

The story of Joseph in Genesis is, in part, the story of God’s sovereign control of history. God alone knows the end from the beginning , so He alone knows where this arc of history is heading.

...Death is painful, and it’s an enemy. But for those who know Jesus, death is the final pain and the last enemy.

...While revival isn’t found in the Scripture, the word revive is. It’s used in various ways in different contexts. For example, it’s used for one’s spirit reviving after receiving good news or even food...

...“Do you remember my tears?” Paul asks these now elders of the church.

...You don’t realize how much you need the light until you don’t have it.

...The best description of Jesus is not that he’s a revolutionary, but that he is a Redeemer. Jesus did not come to overthrow some kind of political system.

...Spiritual encounters with the Lord often involve our emotions. But emotion is not always devotion, especially long term. In order for a work of God to produce lasting fruit in our life, we need Scripture...

...When we think someone else is wrong, often the last thing we’re looking at is ourselves. The last thing we’re measuring is our own motives. The last thing we’re considering is our own heart.

...Kaiser points out nine characteristics of the revivals we find recorded in the Old Testament, which were originally listed by Wilbur Smith.

...Many Christians still hold firm to the idea that science should dictate our interpretation of Scripture to bolster their credibility among their unsaved family, friends, and the world in general.

Satan is not just an idea or symbol for evil. He is a real, created, and finite being. Having been created, he is not equal to God. In fact, when he led a rebellion against God, he lost.

...A true revival therefore will never diminish the necessity of routine faithfulness. Sadly, many Christians unintentionally pit revival fruitfulness against ordinary faithfulness.

...One of the doctrines that every born-again Christian needs to embrace wholeheartedly is the doctrine of the sufficiency of Scripture...Because we live in a broken world, God gave us the Bible to light our paths...