Suppose our failures occur, not in spite of what we are doing, but precisely because of it.

We are invited to make a pilgrimage – into the heart and life of God.

The disciple of Jesus is not the deluxe or heavy-duty model of the Christian-especially padded, textured, streamlined, and empowered for the fast lane on the straight and narrow way. He stands on the pages of the New Testament as the first level of basic transportation in the kingdom of God.

Contemporary American churches in particular do not require following Christ in his example, spirit, and teachings as a condition of membership-either of entering into or continuing in fellowship of a denomination or a local church.... Most problems in contemporary churches can be explained by the fact that members have not yet decided to follow Christ.

To allow lust (or strong desires) to govern our life is to exalt our will over God's.

What a child does when not told what to do is the final indicator of what and who that child is.

It is the responsibility of every Christ-centred follower to carve out a satisfying life under the loving rule of God or else sin will start to look good.