It's just a deep pleasure to read something you've written yourself - if and when you like it.
Church: if the world could see a snapshot of our worship today, would they perceive that we believe our God is worthy of praise?
Worship is admiration becoming adoration.
The enemy of joy is not suffering, it is idolatry.
Worship doesn't happen when a guy gets on a stage w a guitar. It happens when faith-filled eyes behold the glory of Christ.
My scars are numerous, my flesh is powerless, my enemy is dangerous, but my God is glorious and His grace is totally sufficient.
The greatest motivation to share the gospel w someone today & everyday: Another voice around the throne. A louder song for Jesus.
Christ remains the most influential figure in history. Any list of world-transforming individuals would no doubt include Moses, Buddha, and Muhammad. Moses, Buddha, and Muhammad, however occupy totally different places in Judaism, Buddhism, and Islam than Christ occupies in Christianity. Moses, Buddha, and Muhammad never professed to perform miracles; indeed they never claimed to be anything more than men. They viewed themselves simply as God's messengers. Christ is the only person in history who has defined a whole religion around his person.
If history teaches us anything, it teaches that simple-minded appeasement or wishful thinking about our adversaries is folly.
One thing we do well within evangelicalism is in thinking of Jesus as our friend. But He is also our King.
I'm not that ambitious any more. I just like my privacy. I wish I really wasn't talked about at all.