Post Archive by Month

  Most Christians don’t wear their armor and run around stark naked. Dale Bleckman

  It helps to get through whatever situation I’m in by looking beyond it and fixing my gaze on eternity. Phillip

  If you live in your past, you die to your future. Erwin McManus

  We never know how or when God punishes the proud person. But he always does. He greatly rewards the humble. Since life gives me only those two options, I need to make sure I understand clearly what pride and humility look, feel, and smell like in my life. Phillip

  I don’t want to be a Jesus follower whose faith depends solely upon good circumstances. Christ Foster

  Few things are worse than winning a battle you never were meant to fight. Erwin McManus

  We suffer more in imagination than in reality. Seneca

  The purpose of any organization is to meet people’s needs. When it stops doing that, something needs to change. Phillip

  I don’t need to create a wall between who I am and who I want people to think I am. Phillip

  Don’t try to become a better version of yourself. Instead try to become a more accurate version of Jesus. Bob Goff

  When Jesus’ disciples brought the good news to the world, they didn’t bring religious theories to debate about. They simply told their friends and relatives what they actually saw. Phillip

  God’s not in a hurry. He’s not going anywhere. He’s got all of eternity to wait for me to humble myself. Phillip

  Some questions only answer themselves as we live inside the question. Phillip

  Measuring up is overrated. Instead, show up. Phillip

  When people and circumstances test your patience, use that as an opportunity to slow down and be present. There could be an adventure and a story inside. Phillip

  We keep looking for a manageable God, one who’s slightly bigger, wiser, and more powerful than ourselves. When we open ourselves to the real God, we begin to fear him for who he is. Constantly open yourself to people and things that force your blind spots into the light. J. D. Greear

  Only a life lived in the service of others is worth living. Albert Einstein

  I meet some people who have a huge capacity to carry a grudge for a long, long time. Please Lord, don’t let me be among them. Phillip

  Worship doesn’t happen in a church. It happens in the heart. Scott Robinson