We are all starved for the glory of God, not self. No one goes to the Grand Canyon to increase self-esteem. Why do we go? Because there is greater healing for the soul in beholding splendor than there is in beholding self.

Christmas: the Son of God expressing the love of God to save us from the wrath of God so we could enjoy the presence of God.

Loving God with all our mind means that our thinking is wholly engaged to do all it can to awaken and express the heartfelt fullness of treasuring God above all things.

Life is wasted if we do not grasp the glory of the cross, cherish it for the treasure that it is, and cleave to it as the highest price of every pleasure and the deepest comfort in every pain. What was once foolishness to us—a crucified God—must become our wisdom and our power and our only boast in this world.

Doing things in secret that you are ashamed for others to know is practical atheism. God's knowing doesn't count?

The ministry and mission of the church is at the center of Christian giving.

The Gospel is not a picture of adoption, adoption is a picture of the Gospel.