Could it not be, that God loves me too deeply, by having people challenge me so that I know I'm not perfect.

The cross of Christ exists because mankind-loved by God, created by God, set in motion by God-betrayed God and prefers his stuff to him.

God is awesome; he doesn’t need you to be awesome. He wants you to be obedient.

I'm wise to be a good steward, but I'll never be my own rescuer. The worth thing you can do with fear and anxiety is to pretend you're too strong to have them. The best thing you can do is just to let Him be in charge of them

The reconciling gospel is always at the forefront of the church’s social action, because a full belly is not better than a reconciled soul.

The reality is that all God has to do is reveal himself to you,and you'll gladly join the mission in service to his kingdom. He doesn't force the issue; he just has to reveal himself as is: mighty,wondrous, gracious, loving, and radically saving. No man goes back to saltine crackers when he's had fillet mignon.

Trying to make the Gospel relevant is like trying to make water wet.