Occupation: Author Birth: 1977
Perhaps God brought you into this mess so that he can bring you out of it for his glory..
Before my secret meeting with the Pope I asked him to come wearing white if deep down he agreed with the Reformation. Pretty crazy..
We do not truly know what love is unless we know Christ..
We can stop pleading with God to show us the future, and start living and obeying like we are confident that He holds the future..
Those trapped in sin will not normally thank you for pointing out the darkness in their lives..
We walk into the future in God-glorifying confidence, not because the future is known to us but because it is known to God. And that's all we need to….
Tolerance is a relatively weak virtue; we're called to so much more than that in the body of Christ..
Much of the impotence of American churches is tied to a profound ignorance and apathy about justification. Our people live in a fog of guilt. Or just….
When busyness goes after joy, it goes after everyone's joy..
Christians often equate holiness with activism and spiritual disciplines. And while it's true that activism is often the outgrowth of holiness and sp….
The goal of a church is not to have a bigger building or budget but to see the word of God increase and disciples multiply.
You will fear something or someone. The Bible says the wisest way to go about your life is to fear God..
God is still here, God is still real, and God has not gone anywhere, even if you have..
Sanctification will be drudgery unless we believe that holiness is possible and that it is pleasing to God..
Christianity is so much more than getting your doctrine right, but it is not less..
The only chains God wants us to wear are the chains of righteousness--not the chains of hopeless subjectivism, not the shackles of risk-free living, ….
Some Christians need encouragement to think before they act. Others need encouragement to act after they think..
God's wrath was not just withdrawn. It was spent. Full atonement can it be? Hallelujah, what a Savior!.
Perhaps out inactivity is not so much waiting on God as it is an expression of the fear of man, the love of the praise of man, and disbelief in God's….
Faith is more than getting a theological quiz right. Faith is to know, to assent, to put your trust in, and to cherish what is true..
As Christians living in changing times, we must keep three things open: our heads, our hearts, and our Bibles..