Occupation: Author Birth: November 12, 1950
Harboring bitterness against people is actually confessing their sin to myself, over and over again. Anger is akin to confessing their sin to God, di….
Embedded in the larger story of redemption is a principle we must not miss: God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things in the lives of other….
You can tell yourself that God's not fair, or you can thank Him that He's not fair. If God was fair, we would be doomed and condemned..
Our sin is what separates us from God, but it's our self righteousness that keeps us from running to Him for the grace He willingly gives to all who ….
Sin makes us moral quadriplegics..
There simply aren't any grand moments in life, and we surely don't live in those moments. No, we live in the utterly mundane. We exist in the bathroo….
We, with all of our sin, weakness, and failures are welcome to do what should blow our minds. We are not only tolerated by God at a distance; no, we ….
Corporate worship is a regular gracious reminder that it's not about you. You've been born into a life that is a celebration of another..
The kingdom of self tends to be more focused on what the hands can touch than what the heart should embrace..
If your hope disappoints you, it is the wrong kind of hope. You see, hope in God never disappoints, precisely because it is hope *in God.* This means….
See yourself and weep. See your God and rejoice..
We are called by God to do theology, that is, to live our lives with a moment-by-moment consciousness of God..
The Bible says that our core problem, the fundamental reason we do what we do, is sin..
Corporate worship is designed to remind you that in the center of all things is a glorious and gracious King, and this king is not you.
There is nothing that could be revealed about a pastor that has not already been covered by the blood of Jesus.
Becaise I love God, I want to handle his truth with accuracy, clarity, and specificity. I want to build bridges of understanding from the wisdom of t….
We rarely do anything with on single motive..
The good news of the kingdom is not freedom from hardship, suffering, and loss. It is the news of a Redeemer who has come to rescue me from myself..
The church is not a theological classroom. It is a conversion, confession, repentance, reconciliation, forgiveness and sanctification center, where f….