Anything can serve as a counterfeit god, especially the very best things in life.

On the cross Jesus was treated as an outcast so that we could be brought into God's family freely by grace.

Christians tend to motivate others with guilt. We tend to say: You would do this if you were really committed Christians, indicating that we are committed and all that is needed is for others to become as good as we are! This is why so many churches quench the motivation of people for ministry. In our shoes, Paul would say: Remember the grace God has showered on you—what does living out and enjoying that grace look like in this situation?

No writer or thinker has taught me as much as James Hunter has about this all-important and complex subject of how culture is changed.

You should not begin to pray for all you want until you realize that in God you have all you need.

People are messy; therefore, relationships will be messy. Don't be surprised by messiness.

God so loved us and hates suffering that he was willing to come down and get involved in it.