Creeds are definitions of what it means to be a Christian. They are fences that, albeit imperfectly, seek to separate sheep from goats.

Is it possible that we never feel grown-up because, as our capabilities increased with age, so increased our responsibilities?

The One who knows the fullness of my sin loves me as my Father right now.

Regeneration is the cause of faith, not faith the cause of regeneration.

Nostalgia is the aching realization that you can't go back again. The longing, no matter how intense, can never be met.

The gates of hell did not prevail before me. They will not prevail after me. The Kingdom, I pray will use me but it doesn't need me.

Sanctification is the process in which we become more aware of how sinful we are.