I was afraid that if I surrendered my life over to God, God would tell me not to do those things that I desperately wanted to do.

I was afraid that if I surrendered my life over to God, God would tell me not to do those things that I desperately wanted to do.

God does everything through people who understand they're nothing. And God does nothing through those who think they're everything.

I actually think one of most profoundly and deep pastoral moments between a pastor and his church is what happens between them before God in the context of preaching.

Don't get me wrong - what we do is important. But it is infinitely less important than what Jesus has done for us.

God's grace is so counterintuitive and everything we do in our life is just based on conditions. You do this for me and I'll do that for you. Or if you don't do this for me, I won't do that for you. And God's grace works in a completely different direction.

Death is the operative device that sets us free in Christ - when we die, we truly live.