God is at work in the mess. That's the message of the Bible. That's why the Bible is not pretty. That's why it's grimy, because God is working in the….

Love says: I've seen the ugly parts of you, and I'm staying. Our culture doesn't love love; It loves the idea of love. It wants the emotion without t….

God is not in love with some future version of you. It’s not you tomorrow that He loves and delights in. It’s not you when you get your act together.….

Find the things that stir your affections for Christ and saturate your life in them. Find the things that rob you of that affection and walk away fro….

My sin in the past: forgiven. My current struggles: covered. My future failures: paid in full all by the marvelous, infinite, matchless grace found….

God is awesome; he doesn’t need you to be awesome. He wants you to be obedient..

If you’re a church person and not a Jesus person, my heart hurts for you. It’s like being engaged and never getting married. It’s miserable..

The commands of God are given, not to rob me of joy, but lead me into the fullness of joy..

It's OK to not be OK - just don't stay there..

Comfort is the god of our generation, so suffering is seen as a problem to be solved, and not a providence from God..

No change of job, no increased income, no new home, no new electronic device, or no new spouse is going to make things better inside of you..

If you want to grow in true wisdom, grow in a knowledge of the God of the Bible..

When you blow it, God still celebrates His Son in you. The litmus test of whether or not you understand the gospel is what you do when you fail. Do ….

Jesus doesn't avoid those who mess up. Jesus runs to those who mess up..

While the good news of the gospel may not appeal to everyone, the bad news of the gospel still applies to everyone..

The universe shudders in horror that we have this infinitely valuable, infinitely deep, infinitely rich, infinitely wise, infinitely loving God, and ….

Men of God are those who walk in the fear of the Lord..

Faith doesn’t mean an absence of fear. It means facing fear and trusting that God’s goodness is greater..

God does not regret saving you. There is no sin which you commit which is beyond the cross of Christ..

I've discovered most Christians don't know what to do with difficult situations because they have bought into the lie that God owes us (for our good ….

Prayer does two things. It shows the complete sufficiency of God and the complete helplessness of man. It shows that God is not lacking, that He is i….