Some of you will die in the service of Christ. That will not be a tragedy. Treasuring life above Christ is a tragedy.

God wills to be displayed and known and loved and cherished and worshiped.

We need God in ways we do not know. Don't limit your experience of God to what you can think to ask. Ask for the unknown joy.

Life is too short, too precious, too painful to waste on worldly bubbles that burst

The thought of building a life around minimal morality or minimal significance—a life defined by the question, “What is permissible?”—felt almost disgusting to me. I didn’t want a minimal life. I didn’t want to live on the outskirts of reality. I wanted to understand the main thing about life and pursue it.

I feel a special calling to impart hope to the church I serve.

Giving is a way of having what you need.