I want to move from what we let go of to whom we hold on to. I want to explore not just the gravity of what we forsake in this world, but also the greatness of the one we follow in this world.

No matter how many red Xs we write on our hands to end slavery, as long as these same hands are clicking on pornographic websites and scrolling through sexual pictures and videos, we are frauds to the core.

One of my favorite sights is to look across a room packed with people with their Bibles in their laps, studying who God is and what God has said- after midnight.

When you come to Jesus, you don't come to get health, wealth and prosperity. You come to Jesus to get Jesus

This is the curse of superficial religion: the constant attempt to do outward things apart from inward transformation.

Caring for the poor is one natural overflow and a necessary evidence of the presence of Christ in our hearts. If there is no sign of caring for the poor in our lives, then there is reason to at least question whether Christ is in our hearts.

That is relinquishing control in a culture that prioritizes control and doing what you need to do in order to advance yourself.