Will we fulfill God's purpose, or will we shrink back and live a comfortable, self-centered life?

God wants us to practice on Earth what we're going to do forever in eternity.

Obviously there have been historically many different theories of the atonement and I think each of them has a part. But I think fundamentally it is the substitutionary understanding that God - Jesus took our payment and you can't understand.

I believe that - love is a choice. I believe that we love, that if I'm forced to love you then I don't know that I've really loved you.

Life is a series of problem-solving opportunities. The problems you face will either defeat you or develop you depending on how you respond to them.

Every church is flawed. Still, you'd better learn to love it since it's the only group Jesus said he's taking to Heaven.

If you always feel comfortable reading God's Word, you're either not reading ALL of it, or you aren't letting it sink in.