Describe the God you've rejected. Describe the God you don't believe in. Maybe I don't believe in that God either.

Prayer gives us relief from the melancholy burden of self-absorption .

Christians necessarily believe we depend on God for everything-a prayerless Christian, then, is a contradiction in terms.

Revival occurs as a group of people who, on the whole, think they already know the gospel discover they do not really or fully know it, and by embracing the gospel they cross over into living faith.

We do not have to make ourselves suffer in order to merit forgiveness. We simply receive the forgiveness earned by Christ. 1 John 1:9 says that God forgives us because He is ‘just.’ That is a remarkable statement. It would be unjust of God to ever deny us forgiveness, because Jesus earned our acceptance! In religion we earn our forgiveness with our repentance, but in the gospel we just receive it.

Money isn't an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.

Christ's resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.