If you and your church were to disappear off the face of the earth tomorrow, would anyone in the community around you notice you were gone? And if the community did even notice would they say 'we are really glad they are gone', or 'we are really going to miss them'?

Religion poses a danger of creating division or intolerance between groups of people. However, the gospel of Jesus lead us to three things: humble service, reconciling behavior that is neither patronizing nor self-righteous, and a love toward people who hold different beliefs than we do.

In the church we have to deliberately let ourselves be transparent and accountable to others. We're a family.

No one is so good that they don’t need the grace of the gospel, nor so bad that they can’t receive the grace of the gospel.

When you say, "Come in Jesus as my caregiver, stay out as my Lord," he can't. He's both.

In the original language, 'Fear the Lord' doesn't mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.

Suffering dispels the illusion that we have the strength and competence to rule our own lives and save ourselves.