"Being a good steward" and "placing your hope in" is not the same thing.

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.

God ultimately raises up leaders for one primary reason: His glory. He shows His power in our weakness. He demonstrates His wisdom in our folly. We are all like a turtle on a fence post. If you walk by a fence post and see a turtle on top of it, then you know someone came by and put it there. In the same way, God gives leadership according to His good pleasure.

Comfort is the god of our generation, so suffering is seen as a problem to be solved, and not a providence from God.

It's OK to not be OK - just don't stay there.

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

Church of Jesus, let us please be men and women who understand the difference between moralism and the gospel of Jesus Christ. Let’s be careful to preach the dos and don’ts of Scripture in the shadow of the cross’s ‘Done!’