Our greatest need is not to try harder. Our greatest need is a new heart.

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.

The church is not an audience of spectators; we are a fellowship of disciple-makers

The primary purpose of prayer is not to get something, but to know Someone.

Some people think that if they will do certain things, they will somehow earn the favor of God, but this misses the whole point of Christianity and ironically devolves into a me-centered approach.

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.

I couldn't really jet off to the States on a whim and a prayer.