The immensity of His worth is reflected in the intensity of your worship.

Lives of faith are the great mirror of the dependability of God.

At one level, the message of the book of Ruth is that the life of the godly is not a straight line to glory, but they do get there.

The murders of Newtown are a warning to me - and you. Not a warning to see our schools as defenseless, but to see our souls as depraved. To see our need for a Savior. To humble ourselves in repentance for the God-diminishing bitterness of our hearts. To turn to Christ in desperate need, and to treasure his forgiveness, his transforming, and his friendship.

Mission exists because worship doesn't.

I just want to preach so bad I can hardly stand it. I love what I do.

The rich fruit of spontaneity grows in the garden that is well tended by the discipline of schedule.