I quickly found that the American church is a difficult place to fit in if you want to live out New Testament Christianity. The goals of American Christianity are often a nice marriage, children who don't swear, and good church attendance. Taking the words of Christ literally, and seriously, is rarely considered. That's for the 'radicals' who are 'unbalanced' and who go 'overboard.' Most of us want a balanced life we can control, that is safe, and that does not involve suffering.

In the midst of our failed attempts at loving Jesus, His grace covers us.

A disciple is a disciple maker.

We have a God who is a Creator, not a duplicator.

Multi-tasking is keeping me from whole-hearted worship.

True faith means holding nothing back; it bets everything on the hope of eternity

People who are obsessed with Jesus do not consider service a burden. Obsessed people take joy in loving God by loving His people (Mt 13:44)(Jn 15:8).