The world values power, comfort, success, and recognition. Jesus frees us to value grief, sacrifice, weakness, and exclusion.

The purpose of Jesus's coming is to put the whole world right, to renew and restore the creation, not to escape it.

Generosity is not only about money. There is more than one currency. Let your generosity be pervasive in life.

Describe the God you've rejected. Describe the God you don't believe in. Maybe I don't believe in that God either.

Without the gospel we hate ourselves instead of our sin. Without the gospel we’re motivated through all sorts of awful fear and pride to change and it doesn’t really change our hearts; it just restrains our hearts.

Prayer is awe, intimacy, struggle-yet, the way to reality.

Covenant community is like air. We don't miss it until we need it.