The world is not moved by love or actions that are of human creation. And the church is not empowered to live differently from any other gathering of people without the Holy Spirit. But when believers live in the power of the Spirit, the evidence in their lives is supernatural. The church cannot help but be different, and the world cannot help but notice.

Having faith often means doing what others see as crazy.

Don't fall into the trap of studying the Bible without doing what it says.

But hey, if that’s too much to ask, tell them to just become Christians—you know, the people who get to go to heaven without having to commit to anything

All my life I've heard people say, 'God loves you.' It's probably the most insane statement you could make to say that the eternal Creator of this universe is in love with me. There is a response that ought to take place in believers, a crazy reaction to that love. Do you really understand what God has done for you? If so, why is response so lukewarm?

It's a pretty crazy task to try to describe God "quickly." Everything starts with a healthy fear of Him.

We should be so joyful from God's grace that others would respond by saying, 'I wish I had your God.