In the family, life is brought not only to our doorstep, but into our kitchens, bedrooms, and dens. In the family, life is happening all around us, and it begs to be questioned, evaluated, interpreted, and discussed. There is no more consistent, pregnant, dynamic forum for instruction about life than the family, because that is exactly what God designed the family to be, a learning community.

Remember, it is not your weakness that will get in the way of God's working through you, but your delusions of strength. His strength is made perfect in our weakness! Point to His strength by being willing to admit your weakness.

We are called by God to do theology, that is, to live our lives with a moment-by-moment consciousness of God.

You can tell yourself that God's not fair, or you can thank Him that He's not fair. If God was fair, we would be doomed and condemned.

Corporate worship is a regular gracious reminder that it's not about you. You've been born into a life that is a celebration of another.

God never intended for us to simply be the objects of His love. We are also called to be the instruments of that love in the lives of others.

People struggling with life in a fallen world often want explanations when what they really need is imagination.