You will trust God to the degree you know you are loved by Him.

The deeper we grow in the Spirit of Jesus Christ, the poorer we become - the more we realize that everything in life is a gift. The tenor of our lives becomes one of humble and joyful thanksgiving. Awareness of our poverty and ineptitude causes us to rejoice in the gift of being called out of darkness into wondrous light and translated into the kingdom of God's beloved Son.

Do you honestly believe God likes you, not just loves you because theologically God has to love you?

There is an extraordinary power in storytelling that stirs the imagination and makes an indelible impression on the mind.

Too many Christians are living in a house of fear and not in the house of love.

There is a beautiful transparency to honest disciples who never wear a false face and do not pretend to be anything but who they are.

Rome is burning, Jesus says. Drop your fiddle, change your life and come to Me. Let go of the good days that never were - a regimented church you never attended, traditional virtues you never practiced, legalistic obedience you never honored, and a sterile orthodoxy you never accepted. The old era is done. The decisive inbreak of God has happened.