I suppose, yes, I've been guilty of provocation but it's also just common sense marketing - put a bottle of scent in a woman's cleavage, or between her thighs - and men will notice.
Jesus is the ultimate Job, the only truly innocent sufferer.
God sees us as we are, loves us as we are, and accepts us as we are. But by His grace, He does not leave us as we are.
The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.
God looks at the anxious and says, I tore my Son to shreds for you, and you're afraid I will not give you what you need?
The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God's will to mine, but to mold my will into His.
You don't fall in love. You commit to it.
Truly enlightened people never seek to be like others. Rather, they seek to be superior to their former selves.
Poverty breeds a lot of things. When people are desperate and trying to survive, they do drastic things.
I don't take money seriously, so I can't keep any.
Since my childhood I learned that to understand the world we need to go further and take the risks of sailing in unknown seas.