Our presuppositions shape our perspective, our perspective shapes our priorities, and our priorities shape our practice.

There are two kinds of people in the world: those who seek God and those who seek to avoid him... and both will be successful.

Believers are often encouraged to spend some time each day alone praying and reading the Bible. This is a good thing, modeled by Jesus himself. But too often people view this time with God as sufficient, and as separate from the rest of their lives; they essentially leave Jesus on their bedside table and ignore him the rest of the day. This is a far cry from the ongoing walking in the Spirit, abiding in Christ, persevering, praying, and rejoicing presented in Scripture.

Because of Christ, even our catastrophes have purpose. God is preparing our character for the time when we will see Him face to face.

Our presuppositions shape our perspective, our perspective shapes our priorities, and our priorities shape our practice.

All of life is to be lived in the presence and power of God, not just for a few minutes or even an hour in the morning. It's as though we want to take a tiny nibble of spiritual food and hope that sustains us for a while; then we wonder why we're so weary and unable to live as Christ calls us to live. To truly enjoy the abundant life Jesus invited us into, we need to be more aware of God all the time, just as he was. We need that regular, focused quiet time, but we also need to take our awareness of and commitment to God into our more numerous "noisy times".

Contrary to our culture, the Biblical doctrine of Grace humbles us without degrading us, and elevates us without inflating us.