Only if God can say things that make you struggle will you know that you have met a real God and not a figment of your imagination.

At the cross, we see the worst that sin can do, as humanity - of which each one of us is a part - crucified the Lord. But at the cross, we also see that the most that sin can do cannot thwart God's salvation.

Real love, the Bible says, instinctively desires permanence.

Only with time do we really learn who the other person is and come to love the person for him- or herself and not just for the feelings and experiences they give us.

There is a direct relationship between a person's grasp and experience of God's grace, and his or her heart for justice and the poor.

We were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely - and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish.

The church does not simply have a missions department; it should wholly exist to be a mission.