We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.

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

I need to worship because without it I can forget that I have a Big God beside me and live in fear. I need to worship because without it I can forget his calling and begin to live in a spirit of self-preoccupation. I need to worship because without it I lose a sense of wonder and gratitude and plod through life with blinders on. I need worship because my natural tendency is toward self-reliance and stubborn independence.

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.

God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.

Your world could grow infinitely bigger if you were only willing to become...appropri ately small.

Jesus is mysterious not just because of what we don't know about him, but because of what we do know about him.