You and I are stymied in our own creativity. We can only create as sub-creators, and even then our best work is only sub-creation.

Choosing one thing over another doesn't necessarily mean we love the thing we choose. If given the choice to eat spinach or broccoli, you may choose broccoli. It may only mean you don't want to eat spinach. Heaven is not for people who just want to skip Hell. Heaven is reserved for those who love Jesus, who have been rescued by Him and who long to praise Him. If someone doesn't have much use for praising Him now, it's foolish to think they're ready for Heaven.

The context of the gospel message is not our benefit or our salvation; the context of the gospel is the supremacy of Christ and the glory of God.

Discipline will never bring about love for God, but love for God will bring about discipline.

No change of job, no increased income, no new home, no new electronic device, or no new spouse is going to make things better inside of you.

Love says: I've seen the ugly parts of you, and I'm staying. Our culture doesn't love love; It loves the idea of love. It wants the emotion without the sacrifice.

What stirs up in my heart is, 'Oh would we see an outpouring of the Holy Spirit.'