Prayer is continuing a conversation that God has started through his Word and his grace, which eventually becomes a full encounter with him.

A lack of generosity refuses to acknowledge that your assets are not really yours, but God's.

Faith journeys are never simply intellectual exercises.

When people say, "I know God forgives me, but I can't forgive myself," they mean that they have failed an idol, whose approval is more important than God's.

Jesus says, "I want you to follow me so fully, so intensely, so enduringly that all other attachments in your life look weak by comparison"

The cross is the place where we find the freedom to accept ourselves without being proud and to challenge ourselves without being crushed.

Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.