Why does Jesus love us? Do you ever think about that? Why does Jesus, content and whole and complete and satisfied, love us? I don’t see how this would benefit Jesus. He has nothing to...

Jesus’ idea of blessing is completely contrary to ours. It has nothing to do with what we have, and everything to do with who we are.

In the first book of the Bible it is written that: “The Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart.” In another translation it is written...

You might have good, moral efforts of working hard and earning money in order to help feed the poor or something along those lines – and then you get the money you’ve been seeking and...

I believe marriage was designed to do what only marriage can do – point us to Jesus by modeling his love for us. This, though, isn’t easy or even preferable. This means the sin in...

Here’s the thing: You can be materialistic and poor. You can also be content and rich. It has nothing to do with your income and it has everything to do with your heart. You don’t...

I know your faults, I know you’re going to do some things I hate, I know the person you are now is not the person you want to be. However, I know the person you...

God’s priorities may be a bit different than ours.Have you ever thought about that?Have you ever considered that while you’ve been working on getting a promotion and moving to a safer neighborhood – God’s been...

We’re in an a bit of an awkward situation. When the institution of marriage first came about, people commonly got married at around the same age that they began to develop feelings for the opposite...

I believe being a ‘gentleman’ goes well beyond holding the door for a girl and letting her go before you. It’s about being vulnerable for her. I think that when it comes to the way...

out of everyone else in this world, I choose you.” I choose you. Today, and everyday.I choose you not because you’re perfect for me and you meet all of my qualifications and conditions and because...

Love is often confused with attraction. Love is an action, it’s a choice. We can choose to love someone. Attraction, however, is a feeling, it’s an emotion, it’s temporary.

You’re not discontent for wanting to be in a relationship, you’re just human.

There’s a certain worth that can only be given to us by God. You see, if you think about it, worth has nothing to do with the object. Worth has everything to do with how...

Let me paraphrase what Paul is saying here: Jesus married the Church – Christians, you and me, us. The Church is His literal bride. He laid His life down for the Church. And Paul writes...

I want to go much further than that. I want to point out that when Jesus spoke, whether it be of blessing or wealth or prosperity or what-have-you, He was rarely speaking of what is...

There’s a beautiful poem at the beginning of a collection of books we call the Bible. In that poem, it is written: “Then God said, ‘Let us make man.’” God then recognized that it was...

love thy neighbor” – a wildly popular piece of wisdom found in the Bible – is a command. Jesus is commanding us to love. Now, Jesus understood that emotions and feelings cannot be commanded; they...

Jesus seemed to believe that the key to generosity wasn’t having more, but being content with what you already have.

Dating is never mentioned in the Bible, not once. I’m not saying that dating’s a sin or that dating’s evil. That’s not what this book is about. What I am saying is that if we...

Active love doesn’t ask: ‘What does this person have to offer me?’ Rather: ‘What do I have to offer this person?

We always want what is not ours. It’s intriguing. We think if we can just get that, we’ll finally be happy. The lure of what we do not have is deceptive.True freedom, however, is found...

Our God is vulnerable. He is.This might be striking to some. The prominent view of God is strong, mighty, courageous – not vulnerable. God?Vulnerable? God didn’t only hang naked on a wooden cross, and He...

Do we run from money in fear of being a slave to it? I know I did that for a while. I don’t think that’s the answer, though.I think the answer is our mission. Are...