Hurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.

For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.

I hate how hard spiritual transformation is and how long it takes. I hate thinking about how many people have gone to church for decades and remain joyless or judgmental or bitter or superior.

Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.

What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.

Low self-esteem causes me to believe that I have so little worth that my response does not matter. With repentance, however, I understand that being worth so much to God is why my response is so important. Repentance is remedial work to mend our minds and hearts, which get bent by sin.

In a contagious world,we learn to keep our distance. If we get too close to those who are suffering, we might get infected by their pain. It may not be convenient or comfortable. But only when you get close enough to catch their hurt will they be close enough to catch your love.