"I sometimes struggle with how to properly respond to God's magnitude in a world bent on ignoring Him or merely tolerating Him. But know this: God will not be tolerated. He instructs us to fear and worship Him." (Chapter 1, p. 26).

"We don't get to decide who God is. "God said to Moses, 'I am who I am.'" (Ex. 3:14). We don't change that." (Chapter 1, p. 29).

"On the average day, we live caught up in ourselves. On the average day we don't consider God very much. On the average day, we forget that our life truly is a vapor." (Chapter 2, p. 37).

"If I could pick one word to describe my feelings about God in those first years of being a Christian, it would be fear." (Chapter 3, p. 54).

"My existence was not random, nor was it an accident. God knew who he was creating, and designed me for a specific...