Comfort is the god of our generation, so suffering is seen as a problem to be solved, and not a providence from God.
Stop going to church everywhere and start belonging to church somewhere.
If all you got is "I don't want to be that" then sell insurance.
Why do we try so hard to make Jesus cool?! He doesn’t need a makeover.
The drug of choice in the modern age is levity. We want everything to be light and bubbly. We just want to feel good.
I learned very early that people need to have a good grasp of God's goodness and God's sovereignty.