Compassion
“How greatly almsgiving contributes to prayer. If you want to pray you have to become a generous person. Generous in the whole meaning of...
Opportunities
“When the disciples first heard Christ say “Follow Me,” they were doing their daily work as fishermen. Let us not think that His calling...
Actions
“We prefer lies over truth, darkness instead of light, and truth only in small measure. The famous movie line “you can’t handle the...
Tension
“As Christians, we live in the tension of the already and the not yet. Already Christ is risen, and death is conquered; not yet do we...
Motives/Motivations
“Distraction serves a purpose. Like gargoyles guarding the roofline of a cathedral, distractions first serve to ward off those who lack...
Crave/Cravings
“...unredeemed humanity craves to do what is forbidden…Sometimes temptation surprises us with a sudden and unexpected assault. At other...
Fear
“ ‘The fear of the Lord leads to life, And he who has it will abide in satisfaction; He will not be visited with evil’ (Proverbs 19:23)....
Witnessing
“Effective witness requires that we first learn to rely on the Spirit to help us….You can’t witness effectively by relying on your own...
Obedience
“While the rich man was probably being sincere when he insisted I have wholeheartedly obeyed all these laws [Mark 10:20], he had confined...
Teaching
“The idea that one might teach anyone about the Lord seems absurd if we look at the task soberly. However, the teaching of the faith...