When suffering happens, it forces us to confront life in a different way than we normally do.

Human beings do not readily admit desperation. When they do, the kingdom of heaven draws near

We admit that we will never reach our ideal in this life, a distinctive the church claims that most other human institutions try to deny.

True faith does not so much attempt to manipulate God to do our will as it does to position us to do his will.

The proof of spiritual maturity is not how pure you are but awareness of your impurity. That very awareness opens the door to grace.

At the heart of the gospel is a God who deliberately surrenders to the wild, irresistable power of love.

And perhaps, exhibiting the fruit of the Spirit may be our very best defense against a materialist view of mankind here on earth.