God created us for this: to live our lives in a way that makes him look more like the greatness and the beauty and the infinite worth that he really is. This is what it means to be created in the image of God.

It is about the greatness of God, not the significance of man. God made man small and the universe big to say something about himself.

The great danger of riches is that our affections will be carried away from God to His gifts.

Marriage. The roots are deep. The covenant is solid. The love is sweet. Life is hard. And God is good.

The missionary question is not, 'Where are there unbelievers?' and then send a missionary there. There are unbelievers everywhere! The missionary question is, 'Where are there people's who don't have any Christians in them or don't have a church strong enough to do the neighbor evangelism that we can do if we just want to do it?' That's the missionary question.

When the heart no longer feels the truth of hell, the gospel passes from good news to simply news

Darkness comes. In the middle of it, the future looks blank. The temptation to quit is huge. Don't. You are in good company... You will argue with yourself that there is no way forward. But with God, nothing is impossible. He has more ropes and ladders and tunnels out of pits than you can conceive. Wait. Pray without ceasing. Hope.