Every small group has at least one 'difficult' person in it. If you don't immediately recognize who that person is -- it's probably you!

You can like somebody without agreeing with all of their policies.

We receive God's grace by humbly admitting that we need it.

God doesn't intend for you to handle all the pain and stress in your life by yourself. We were wired for each other. We need each other.

This drive to always want more is based on the misconceptions that having more will make me more happy, more important, and more secure, but all three ideas are untrue. Possessions only provide temporary happiness. Because things do not change, we eventually become bored with them and then want newer, bigger, better versions.

Character is both developed and revealed by tests, and all of life is a test.

If you want to find your purpose in life, find your wound.