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.

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.

Jesus is the prime exemplar of life in God's presence. He lived out of an awareness of the identity God had given him, not the identity the world wanted to give him; he led an active, ongoing prayer life; he took time apart from the world to be with his Father; he made his Father's agenda his agenda; he made his Father's love for people evident in tangible ways; and so on. These are all characteristics that we should emulate in our lives.

A person may forget 90% of what a leader says, but he will never forget how the leader lives.

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

When we think of training ourselves in godliness, we usually think of the traditional spiritual disciplines, but it can also be practical activities like taking a nature walk or listening to music - whatever helps us draw closer to God. God hardwired our brains and bodies in such a way that spiritual training, combined with God's work in us, has the very real effect of making us more attuned to spiritual reality and our true identity in Christ.

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