God's timing is rarely our timing.

Grace is free, but it's not cheap.

Busyness kills more Christians than bullets.

We take hold of Christ as his words take hold us.

Am I trying to do good or to make myself look good?

We do not truly know what love is unless we know Christ.

God gets glory when his strength shines in our weakness.

Blue Devils may have won today. Devil gonna lose tomorrow.

No one can hate you in this life more than Jesus was hated.

When busyness goes after joy, it goes after everyone's joy.

Anxiety is simply living out the future before it gets here.

The world provides no cheerleaders on the pathway to godliness.

Our God is righteous enough to judge and kind enough to forgive.

Sooner could a fish live upon a tree than the wicked in Paradise.

You will not find what you want in the world, only in the Father.

Jesus was not just a prophet but the fulfillment of all prophecy.

You cannot be in Christ and be indifferent to the sin in your life.

The only thing more important than ministry is being ministered to.

To run hard after holiness is another way of running hard after God.

Publicly leading a church in prayer deserves thoughtful preparation.

Most everyone I know feels frazzled and overwhelmed most of the time.

Being a child of God means confidence, but it never means complacency.

God tends to do his best work when the odds appear stacked against him.

If the gospel is old news to you, it will be dull news to everyone else.

If we do not worship God, God will not be the lesser for it. But we will.

The Heidelberg Catechism is like a refreshing bath with cool gospel water.

Sanctification is not by surrender, but by divinely enabled toil and effort.

Expecting perfection from ourselves or others is not what holiness is about.

Worldliness is whatever makes sin look normal and righteousness look strange.

If we aren’t prepared to be counter-cultural we aren’t ready to be Christians.

Keep sharing the good news; we have not yet exhausted the number of God's elect.

Christianity is so much more than getting your doctrine right, but it is not less.

Just about everybody in America likes Jesus, but few like him for who he truly is.

When "everything is awesome" we may miss what (and Who) is truly deserving of awe.

Biblical wisdom means living a disciplined and prudent life in the fear of the Lord

Not only is holiness the goal of your redemption, it is necessary for your redemption

If you want to know God as your Father, you need to know Jesus Christ as your Savior.

The best way to leave a legacy is to believe, teach, defend, and promote what is true.

God is still here, God is still real, and God has not gone anywhere, even if you have.

Perhaps God brought you into this mess so that he can bring you out of it for his glory.

Grace does not lead us to overlook obedience. Grace compels and empowers us for obedience.

You will never see the preciousness of a Savior, if you do not see the reality of your sin.

Everything before Jesus is preface. Everything after Jesus is appendix. Jesus is the story.

Walking in the light means we pursue obedience and are honest about our remaining darkness.

The seed of God's Word won't grow to fruitfulness without pruning for rest, quiet, and calm

Don't try so hard to be hip. When the Church finds out what is cool, it is not cool anymore.

God knows everything. So why not run to him and tell him all the things that he already knows?

Inerrancy means the word of God always stands over us and we never stand over the word of God.

My life often feels like a whirling dervish of kids, writing, speaking, and pastoral ministry.

Those trapped in sin will not normally thank you for pointing out the darkness in their lives.

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