Jesus doesn't need you to make him palatable...he needs you to be faithful.

Until Christ is our treasure, any other motivation we have to suffer for him is a fool’s errand.

Truly, God's plan of redemption is about more than me and you and our neighbor down the street. It's about men and women from every tribe, tongue, and nation on earth becoming a part of His covenant community.

The great mercy of God was that while I was purposefully preparing God's people, He was purposefully preparing me.

We can never grasp the extent of our depravity until we recognize the excellencies of our created dignity

I learned very early that people need to have a good grasp of God's goodness and God's sovereignty.

He created the flavors! He created the colors. He created it all, and he did it all out of the overflow of his perfections. It’s not like he was thinking, ‘Oh, I’ve got some fajita flavoring over here. I know: let’s put it on the cow and the chicken.’ He created the avocado to have a certain flavor; he created the skirt steak, the fillet, and the tenderloin to have certain flavors. That was God’s doing. So every aspect of creation, from the largest galaxy to the tiniest burst of flavor in food or drink or seasoning, radiates the goodness of God.