[at CMC West Coast 2011, on 1 Samuel 14] If just a few of you would step up and be like Jonathan ... as you step out in faith, you know what's going to happen? There'll be people like Saul who'll say, "God's doing something through that guy, God's doing something through that girl. I want to be a part of that.

Where it gets weird is that nowadays there are millions of people on this earth who call themselves followers of Jesus, but their lives look nothing like His, and they're not obeying the things that He called them to do.

The world needs Christians who don't tolerate the complacency of their own lives.

A person who is obsessed is characterized by committed, settled, passionate love for God, above and before every other thing and every other being.

The very fact that a holy, eternal, all-knowing, all-powerful, merciful, fair, and just God loves you and me is nothing short of astonishing.

Our lives should be more than just focusing on our marriage but on focusing our marriage toward what God's mission is for us as a couple.

Isn't it a comfort to worship a God we cannot exaggerate?