Surely the gospel evokes unconditional surrender of all that we are and all that we have to all that He is.

Jesus is no longer one to be accepted or invited in but one who is infinitely worthy of our immediate and total surrender.

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

I was immersed in comfortable Christianity. Years ago, I found myself living what seemed like the American church dream - pastoring a large church, living in a large house, and surrounded by all the comforts this world has to offer. But inside I had a sinking feeling that I was missing the point.

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

The sovereignty of God is the only foundation for worship in the midst of tragedy.

We will not wish we had made more money, acquired more stuff, lived more comfortably, taken more vacations, watched more television, pursued greater retirement, or been more successful in the eyes of this world. Instead, we will wish we had given more of ourselves to living for the day when every nation, tribe, people, and language will bow around the throne and sing the praises of the Savior who delights in radical obedience and the God who deserves eternal worship.