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

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.

God chose to set his love on the Israelites not because of any merit in them but solely because of mercy in him.

Managing senior programmers is like herding cats.

Anyone wanting to proclaim the glory of Christ to the ends of the earth must consider not only how to declare the gospel verbally but also how to demonstrate the gospel visibly in a world where so many are urgently hungry. If I am going to address urgent spriitual need by sharing the gospel of Christ or building up the body of Christ around the world, then I cannot overlook dire physical need in the process.

The price of our non-discipleshi p is high for those without Christ.

We don't have stomachs for the things of this world because we have feasted on the goodness of our God.