If gratitude is not rooted in the beauty of God before the gift, it is probably disguised idolatry. May God grant us a heart to delight in him for who he is so that all our gratitude for his gifts will be the echo of our joy in the excellency of the Giver!

Whatever opposes prayer opposes the whole work of ministry.

Strong affections for God, rooted in and shaped by the truth of Scripture - this is the bone and marrow of Biblical worship.

The apex of glorifying God is enjoying Him with the heart. But this is empty emotionalism where that joy is not awakened and sustained by true views of God for who He really is

The call of God does what the call of man cannot. It raises the dead.

Abstraction is the way to the heart - it is not the heart itself.

Worship is a way of gladly reflecting back to God the radiance of His worth.