Taken as a whole, the story of Ruth is one of those signs. It was written to give us encouragement and hope that all the perplexing turns in our lives are going somewhere good. They do not lead off a cliff. In all the setbacks of our lives as believers, God is plotting for our joy.

Gratitude is the joy that arises in response to God’s good will toward us in all his gifts.

May we catch enough of a vision of Christ that we will not be satisfied unless we know him more fully.

Bad theology dishonors God and hurts people. Churches that sever the root of truth may flourish for a season, but they will wither eventually or turn into something besides a Christian church.

If a tornado twists at 175 miles an hour and stays on the ground like a massive lawnmower for 50 miles, God gave the command.

Missions is not the ultimate goal of the church. Worship is. Missions exists because worship doesn't.

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