It's dangerous faith in our untamed Savior that leads us to the joy we crave.

Because satan hates us, he's determined to rob us of the joy we'd have if we believed what God tells us about the magnificent world to come.

Giving is the safety valve that releases the excess pressure of wealth.

The grace that has freed us from bondage to sin is desperately needed to free us from our bondage to materialism.

Nothing is more often misdiagnosed than our homesickness for Heaven. We think that what we want is sex, drugs, alcohol, a new job, a raise, a doctorate, a spouse, a large-screen television, a new car, a cabin in the woods, a condo in Hawaii. What we really want is the person we were made for, Jesus, and the place we were made for, Heaven. Nothing less can satisfy us.

Give voluntarily. When we catch a vision of God's grace, we will give beyond our duty.

Any concept of grace that makes us feel more comfortable sinning is not biblical grace. God's grace never encourages us to live in sin, on the contrary, it empowers us to say no to sin and yes to truth.