"Regrettably, we tend to read the Scriptures as though their rejection of a 'worldly' lifestyle entails a recommendation of an 'otherworldly' one." (Gary Demar)

"Worldliness is to be avoided, not the World." (Gary Demar)

"It is interesting that a lot of people are so willing to trust the government for everything, but will not trust in God for anything. However, their belief in the government is just as fervent as a religious person who believes in God. The question becomes....Do you...

"People do not live well by illusions. Rather, they will fill the vacuum of their hearts with something.....anything...if need be." (Blaise Pascal)

"God wants the church to be the church and that even the world wants the church to be the church.  It is the church that doesn't want to be the church. That's the core problem." (Warren Cole Smith from his book, "A Lover's Quarrel with the Evangelical Church")

"From the beginning, God declares the heart of the problem is the problem of the heart." (Max Lucado)