Nothing is impossible for the people of God who trust in the power of God to accomplish the will of God.

That is relinquishing control in a culture that prioritizes control and doing what you need to do in order to advance yourself.

The way we use our money is a barometer of our present spiritual condition. Our neglect of the poor illustrates much about where our hearts lie. But even more than that, the way we use our money is an indicator of our eternal destination. The mark of Christ followers is that their hearts are in heaven and their treasures are spent there

God has clearly called and gifted some people in the church to teach his Word formally.

We act, though, not under a utopian illusion that you or I or anyone or everyone together can rid this world of pain and suffering. That responsibility belongs to the resurrected Christ, and he will do it when he returns. But until that day, we do with an undivided heart whatever God calls us to do.

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

We can rest confident in the fact that nothing will happen to us in this world apart from the gracious will of a sovereign God. Nothing.