Somewhere along the way we have subtly and tragically taken the costly command of Christ to go, baptize, and teach all nations and mutated it into a comfortable call for Christians to come, be baptized, and listen in one location.

I believe that the gospel and the American Dream have fundamentally different starting points. The American Dream begins with self, exalts self, says you are inherently good and you have in you what it takes to be successful so do all you can, work with everything you have to make much of yourself. The gospel begins with God, the reality that we were created to exalt his name to the ends of the earth.

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

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

We do not follow a health and wealth savior. We follow a homeless and wounded Savior.

We have nothing to fear, because God is sovereign.

The resources of heaven are ready and waiting for the people of God who desire to make much of him in this world