We never grow closer to God when we just live life. It takes deliberate pursuit and attentiveness.

I love being in the ocean. I love the unpredictability of it- size of wave, animals you see, etc.

True faith manifests itself through our actions.

I had come out of a church that was filled with petty arguments and hatred. I just wanted to meet with some friends and worship with them.

Again, our marriage problems are not really marriage problems. They are heart problems. They are God problems. Our lack of intimacy with God causes a void that we try to fill with the frailest of substitutes. Like wealth or pleasure. Like fame or respect. Like people. Like marriage.

If life is a river, then pursuing Christ requires swimming upstream. When we stop swimming, or actively following Him, we automatically begin to be swept downstream.

The greatest good on this earth is God