God loves you enough to receive you as you are. He loves you too much to keep you as you are.

One of the most astonishing things about Jesus is that as God he actually chose to come into our fallen, sick, twisted, unjust, evil, cruel, painful world and be with us to suffer like us and for us. Meanwhile, we spend most of our time trying to figure out how to avoid the pain and evil of this world while reading dumb books about the rapture just hoping to get out.

Those who only seek friends without seeking to be a good friend are selfishly needy and demanding. And those who only want to be a good friend but do not wisely seek good friends are bound to be taken advantage of, abused, neglected, and suffer from their foolish friend choices.

Fear in the mind causes stress in the body.

Jesus, could you please rapture the charismaniac lady who brings her tambourine to church?

There are some women who are a good time and there are some women who are a good legacy.

Ultimately I think the difference between reading the Bible and studying it is making the connections between who Jesus is and what he's done.