When we get ashes we are not publicly proclaiming our greatness, but God’s. We are not saying, 'look at how great I am,' but 'ask me about how great my God is!'

When a majority of my prayers are for others to change, I've gotten off track. Lord, change this sinner's heart.

Maybe if we said that sin causes cancer, people would take it more seriously.

Pentecost is a celebration of God... a celebration of God's power... a celebration of God's desire to empower us and to dwell within us.

Everything we have - every blessing, every talent - is a gift from our Father. The only thing that's all ours is our sin.

It is in our darkest cultures that the greatest saints rise, stand, and lead.

The commandments are a gift, not a curse. Sin is less about breaking the rules and more about breaking the Father's heart.