What if the very reason we have breath is because we have been saved for a global mission? And what if anything less than passionate involvement in global mission is actually selling God short by frustrating the very purpose for which he created us?

It is a constant battle to resist the temptation to have more luxuries, to acquire more stuff, and to live more comfortably.

Privatized faith in a resurrected Christ is practically inconceivable.

Orphans are easier to ignore before you know their names; but once you know, everything changes.

This extremely shocking and utterly revolutionary call is the essence of what it means to be a disciple of Jesus: we are not called to simply believe certain points or observe certain practices, but ultimately to cling to the person of Christ as life itself.

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 Word of God and the Spirit of God are enough for the people of God to enjoy and spread the worship of God.