So the challenge for us is to live in such a way that we are radically dependent on and desperate for the power that only God can provide.

We bask in sermons, conferences, and books that exalt a grace centering on us.

Ultimately, tragedy on earth can only be understood rightly from the perspective of heaven.

We don’t go to Scripture for permission to do what we think is best, but for direction to do what He says is best.

To be a Christian is to be loved by God, pursued by God, and found by God.

Satan's strategies to stop the church will ultimately serve to spread the church. And Satan's strategies to inflict earthly pain in your life will ultimately serve to increase eternal glory with your God; 'Light momentary affliction.'

I was immersed in comfortable Christianity. Years ago, I found myself living what seemed like the American church dream - pastoring a large church, living in a large house, and surrounded by all the comforts this world has to offer. But inside I had a sinking feeling that I was missing the point.