The sovereignty of God is the only foundation for worship in the midst of tragedy.

In our evil we rebel against God. We take the law of God, written in his Word and on our hearts, and we disobey it.

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.

Anyone wanting to proclaim the glory of Christ to the ends of the earth must consider not only how to declare the gospel verbally but also how to demonstrate the gospel visibly in a world where so many are urgently hungry. If I am going to address urgent spriitual need by sharing the gospel of Christ or building up the body of Christ around the world, then I cannot overlook dire physical need in the process.

Everything in all creation responds in obedience to the Creator... until we get to you and me. We have the audacity to look God in the face and say, "No."

I could not help but think that somewhere along the way we had missed what was radical about our faith and replaced it with what is comfortable.

Surely the greatest social injustice is that 2 billion people haven't heard of God's love in Christ.