Francis Chan

Lukewarm people love others but do not seek to love others as much as they love themselves.

Are we in love with God or just His stuff?

If life were stable, I'd never need God's help.

Nothing compares to being truly, exuberantly wanted by your children.

...you will have a choice: to adjust how you live daily or to stay the same.

God's art speaks of Himself, reflecting who He is and what He is like.

...we'll first address our inaccurate view of God and, consequently of ourselves.

Christianity was simple: fight your desires in order to please God.

The core problem isn’t the fact that we’re lukewarm, halfhearted, or stagnant Christians. The crux of it all is why we are this way, and it is because we have an inaccurate view of God. We see Him as a benevolent Being who is satisfied when people manage to fit Him into their lives in some small way. We forget that God never had an identity crisis. He knows that He’s great and deserves to be the center of our lives.

But God doesn't call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him so completely that we are unafraid to put ourselves in situations where we will be in trouble if He doesn't come through.

Lukewarm living and claiming Christ's name simultaneously is utterly disgusting to God.

We need to stop giving people excuses not to believe in God. You've probably heard the expression 'I believe in God, just not organized religion'. I don't think people would say that if the church truly lived like we are called to live.

The irony is that while God doesn’t need us but still wants us, we desperately need God but don’t really want Him most of the time.