“Whatever we have done in the past, be it good or evil, great or small, is irrelevant to our stance before God today. It is only NOW that we are in the presence of God.”

To be alive is to be broken; to be broken is to stand in need of grace.

I have been seized by the power of a great affection.

The Good News of the gospel of grace cries out: We are all, equally, privileged but unentitled beggars at the door of God’s mercy!

We even refuse to be our true self with God- and then wonder why we lack intimacy with him.

The gospel declares that no matter how dutiful or prayerful we are, we can’t save ourselves. What Jesus did was sufficient.

Hope knows that if great trials are avoided great deeds remain undone and the possibility of growth into greatness of soul is aborted.

There is an essential connection between experiencing God, loving God, and trusting God. You will trust God only as much as you love him. And you will love him to the extent you have touched him, rather that he has touched you.

Jesus reveals a God who does not demand but who gives; who does not oppress but who raises up; who does not wound but who heals; who does not condemn but forgives.

The Christian with depth is the person who has failed and who has learned to live with it.

The men and women who are truly filled with light are those who have gazed deeply into the darkness of their own imperfect existence.

Today on planet Earth, may you experience the wonder and beauty of yourself as Abba’s Child and temple of the Holy Spirit through Jesus Christ

There is a beautiful transparency to honest disciples who never wear a false face and do not pretend to be anything but who they are.

When we wallow in guilt, remorse, and shame over real or imagined sins of the past, we are disdaining God’s gift of grace.

Ruthless trust ultimately comes down to this: faith in the person of Jesus and hope in his promise.

The litmus test of our love for God is our love of neighbor.

The only kind of love that helps anyone grow is unconditional love.

In life the only thing that you can expect is the unexpected; the only surprise is a day that has none.

I did not run away, I walked away by daylight….

These days my bones are shifting, trembled things. I am more earthquake than anything.

You may go days without thinking of God, but there’s never a moment when He’s not thinking of you.

Engage with the Bible. Meditate on it day and night. Think and rethink about God’s Word. Let it be your guide. Make it your go-to book for questions. Let it be the ultimate authority in your life.

A gospel that doesn’t deal with the issues of the day is not the gospel at all.

You know, honey, husbands come and go but I’m still Cher at the end of the day.

And suddenly days slowed down when I didn’t have you by me.