God's present is his presence. His greatest gift is himself.

I'm protective of the reputation of Christ and the church.

May you live in such a way that your death is just the beginning of your life.

We need to remember that the first disciples were ordinary men called to an extraordinary mission. Their devotion to Jesus outweighed- by hair- their fears and insecurities. As a result God change them and use them to accomplish some mind-boggling things. Why couldn't God - why wouldn't God do the same in your life?

Nothing fosters courage like a clear grasp of grace... & nothing fosters fear like an ignorance of mercy

God loves people just the way they are, but He loves them too much to leave them that way!

In our grandparents' generation news of an earthquake in Nepal would reach around the world some days later. In our parents' day the nightly news communicated the catastrophe. Now it's a matter of minutes. We've barely processed one crisis, and then we hear of another.