Everything Christ does in us must reflect itself through us.

When we seek to understand what’s going on around you, it’s helpful to remember that in our human situation imperfection is always the rule not the exception.

What were you going to do with the hour you lost today? If it was worth doing, you can find a way to do it,

There is a difference between love-of-self and self-love.

Acknowledge weakness is essential for appropriating the power of Christ,

Our Christian faith is defined by how sincerely we wave the flag on surrender.

God will not suffer himself to transformed into a nice human God: He will transform me. (Kierkegaard)””

Why is it such a long leap in our minds to think that as God is dependent upon our acting, He is dependent upon our praying?

The generous prosper and are satisfied; those who refresh others I’ll themselves be refreshed.(Prov. 11:25)

God has given us the superlative opportunity to be active participants in the fulfillment of his Kingdom. We can, we must—God calls us to pray.

Prayer is God’s idea, and is one of the greatest works Christians are given to do.

Prayer means no on can ever say, There is nothing I can do, we can pray.

Sadly, “Many believe that the only requirement to enter Heaven is to die.” (R.C. Sprout)

On this Fourth of July, we do well to ponder, “In Revelation, God’s jugement is not the big problem; it’s the big solution.”(Glen Parkinson)

Do not defend God’s Word, but testify to it(Bonhoeffer).

The call of a disciple: “to see what God wanted to show and do what God asked in response.”(Bonhoeffer)

If Christ lives among us and we live in him, then his inevitable able is our inevitable victory. (Glenn Parkinson)

To let God be God does not excuse us humans from our responsibility; we are partners with God in the great venture of freedom for all.

Be careful...it’s easy to confuse contentment with stagnation.

Get ready. Pain and suffering remind us that life is not as orderly as we hope.