The gospel destroys pride because it tells us we are so lost that Jesus had to die for us.

The more you see your own flaws and sins, the more precious, electrifying, and amazing God’s grace appears to you.

Within this Christian vision for marriage, here's what it means to fall in love. It is to look at another person and get a glimpse of the person God is creating, and to say, "I see who God is making you, and it excites me! I want to be part of that. I want to partner with you and God in the journey you are taking to his throne."

Christmas is telling you that you could never get to heaven on your own. God had to come to you.

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

I wouldn't venture to say which kind of sin is more prevalent. I wouldn't even want to try to characterize certain 'circles.'

To fail to pray, then, is not to merely break some religious rule- it is a failure to treat God as God.