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.

The gospel reveals the glory of God. According to God's Word, he is the sovereign Creator of all things.

The mega-strategy of Jesus: make disciples.

Disciple making is not a call for others to come to us to hear the gospel but a command for us to go to others to share the gospel.

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.

Why not begin operating under the idea that God has given us excess, not so we could have more, but so we could give more?

The journey begins, though, with understanding what it means to be a christian. To say you believe in Jesus apart from conversion in your life completely misses the essence of what it means to follow him. Do not be deceived.