The best news of the Christian gospel is that the supremely glorious Creator of the universe has acted in Jesus Christ's death and resurrection to remove every obstacle between us and himself so that we may find everlasting joy in seeing and savoring his infinite beauty.
The Bible does not oppose or forbid interracial marriages but sees them as a positive good for the glory of Christ.
My mother, who grew up in Pennsylvania, literally washed my mouth out with soap once for saying, 'Shut up!' to my sister. She would have washed my mouth out with gasoline if she knew how foul my mouth was racially when she wasn't around.
God created a good world that was subjected to futility because of the sinful, treasonous choice of the first human beings.
We look at life from the back side of the tapestry. And most of the time, what we see is loose threads, tangled knots and the like. But occasionally, God's light shines through the tapestry, and we get a glimpse of the larger design with God weaving together the darks and lights of existence.
God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.
I am not a good example of an urban pastor. Because of the way I believe God calls me to use my time, I don't have significant relationships with most of my neighbors.
Neither Muslims nor anyone else truly worships the true God if they reject Jesus as he really is in the Gospels.
Do all things without grumbling. Why? You have a sovereign God who is on your side, who works everything together for your good.
God tests His people through hardship.
I know God's voice. I've seen God's hand. If the Lord is my helper, why should I be afraid?
God has ordained that Satan have a long leash with God holding on to the leash because he knows that when we walk in and out of those temptations, struggling with both the physical effects that they bring and the moral effects that they bring, more of God's glory will shine.
Redemption is not perfection. The redeemed must realize their imperfections.
The giving of the Quran is in Islam what the incarnation of Christ is to Christianity. If this is so, then Quran-burning is parallel to Christ-crucifying.
One way to appreciate C.S. Lewis is to see how his Christian humility shaped his life and work.
Reading and understanding the Bible involves lots and lots of interpretation. Not just in light of the world and culture around us, but in reference to other parts of the Bible.
It's amazing how many introverts go into the ministry. It's amazing how many people go into the ministry who don't really like to be with people.
It's amazing how many introverts go into the ministry.
God revealed himself through the Law, which pointed to Christ as its end and goal, commanded the obedience that comes from faith, increased transgressions, and shut the mouths of all humans because no one has performed the righteousness of the Law so as not to need a substitute.
I owe my life and hope to the gospel. Without it I would still be strutting with racist pride, or I would be suffering the moral paralysis of 'white guilt.' But the gospel has an answer to both pride and guilt.