If God exists then every good endeavor, even the simplest ones, pursued in response to God's calling can matter forever.

Life in this fallen world is to a great degree meaningless, our aspirations are constantly being frustrated, and sometimes the respectable people are oppressive and bigoted. And yet there is a Good that will triumph over Evil in the end. From a Christian perspective the problem with both kinds of stories is that they tend to blame problems on things besides sin and identify salvation in things besides God — and therefore are ultimately too simplistic.

Many times people think if God has called you to something, he's promising you success. He might be calling you to fail to prepare you for something else through the failure.

God's grace and forgiveness, while free to the recipient, are always costly for the giver. From the earliest parts of the Bible, it was understood that God could not forgive without sacrifice. No one who is seriously wronged can “just forgive” the perpetrator.

How you experience your present is completely shaped by what you believe your ultimate future to be.

Your feelings come from where you find your hope. Where is your happiness and your significance?

Prayer is awe before an infinite force, and yet it's intimacy with a personal friend.