Baptism is the initial step of a faithful heart.

Da Vinci painted one Mona Lisa. Beethoven composed one Fifth Symphony. And God made one version of you.

If anybody understands God's order for his children, it's someone who has rescued an orphan from despair, for that is what God has done for us. God has adopted you. God sought you, found you, signed the papers and took you home.

You are never more like Jesus than when you pray for others. Pray for this hurting world.

It seems to me that election season is just a Petri dish for anger and cynicism.

Since our greatest need was forgiveness, God sent us a Savior. He became like us, so we could become like Him.

Somewhere, sometime, somehow you got tangled up in garbage, and you've been avoiding God. You've allowed a veil of guilt to come between you and your Father. You wonder if you could ever feel close to God again. The message of the torn flesh is you can. God welcomes you. God is not avoiding you. God is not resisting you. The curtain is down, the door is open, and God invites you in