We tend to see God as a means through which we get things to make us happy. For most of us, He has not become our happiness.

To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God. It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.

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'?

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

When the world sees us doing evangelism, they just see us recruiting. When they see us doing justice, they see God's glory.

Accepted in Christ, we now run the race 'for the joy that is set before us' rather than 'for fear that comes behind us'.

The Gospel worldview equips the artist with a unique combination of optimism and realism about life.