Expecting perfection from ourselves or others is not what holiness is about.

We are not called to bring a broken planet back to its created glory. But we are to call broken people back to their creator.

Why should we think that we wouldn't have a cross to carry? Are we somehow more deserving than our Lord?

It's not convincing to say you are a child of God if you have none of the characteristics of your Father.

The Christian's comfort: I am not my own. I do not make my own rules or create my own identity. There is one who made me and can save me.

My fear is that of all the choices people face today, the one they rarely consider is, "How can I serve most effectively and fruitfully in the local church?" I wonder if the abundance of opportunities to explore today is doing less to help make well-rounded disciples of Christ and more to help Christians avoid long term responsibility and have less long-term impact.

Keep sharing the good news; we have not yet exhausted the number of God's elect.