Faith only grows through suffering.

Looking for a word from the Lord? Believe that he has already spoken, and read what he's already written.

I want to live with autonomy. That's the essence of sin.

Past: Jesus saved us from the penalty of sin. Present: He saves us from the power of sin. Future: He will save us from the presence of sin.

Tragically, we live in a day when offense to God doesn't matter nearly as much as offense to others.

While this may look loving, when we struggle with an idol of dependence, we’re in fact not loving people as much as we’re using them to fulfill our need to belong, be liked, and be desired. This explains why some friends and family members can be so demanding, smothering, and needy. It also explains why we’re so easily inflated by praise and deflated by criticism. It’s as if others have the ability to determine our identity for that day based on a word or even a glance

God is tolerant in that He asks everyone to repent.