Ministry is messy because sin is messy. Get over it, get a mop and start helping people clean up!

Freedom from Egypt should have meant freedom from idols for Israel.

If you don't believe God has forgiven you, you are actually saying that God needs to do more for your forgiveness, and that Jesus' sacrifice was not enough.

When God takes your straw, it isn’t because he wants you to remain a slave. It’s because he wants you to take another step toward freedom.

I choose to suppress the initial categories I want to put people in - rich, poor, together, not together, druggie, yuppie, rocker, loser, winner, cool, uncool. I choose to remember that I don't know their struggle or their pain. I choose to err on the side of grace because someday I'll stand before God, and I pray He'll err on the side of grace with me.

If we have to sum up the Book of Revelation in one phrase, it would be, 'Jesus wins.

Torn' is hopeful. It's a book that meets you in your pain and shows you how to move forward with life and in your walk with God.