While the difference between a bad sermon and a good sermon is mainly the responsibility of the preacher, the difference between good preaching and great preaching lies mainly in the work of the Holy Spirit. . . . We should do the work it takes to make our communication good and leave it up to God how and how often he makes it great for the listener.

Adam wasn't lonely because he was imperfect but because he was perfect. The ache for friends is not the result of sin.

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'?

Faith in God's promises means not always following the expected, rational path.

The resurrection was God's way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.

Hell is having to execute a pointless act from which nothing ever comes except the need to do it again.

The story of Jesus changes our lives because it is true.