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Sometimes how we dialogue in today's culture is just as important as why we dialogue.

Thankfulness is the quickest path to joy.

We know that sometimes the best place to see the stars in all their glory is the wilderness.

He came not to save people but to save his entire creation, which we are a part of.

The reality is that it's harder for religious people to come to Christ than anyone else because they think they are already good to go.

God uniquely highlights marriage as one of the main ways we know who he is and how he relates to us.

My "Christianity" was once again just the American religion of work hard, do good, feel good, and maybe God will say, "We good.

But Jesus isn't rocking a cardigan, and he doesn't talk softly through his nose. He's a roaring lion.

God is faithful.

One of the best barometers of a true Christian's heart is to see what kind of people he attracts and what kind of people he repels.

As Christians, God doesn't promise us an easy life, but he does promise to be with us in whatever we go through. He will never leave us or forsake us.

The more I read, the more I felt the Bible looked a lot more like the movie 300 than the movie Pleasantville.

It's only when we understand that in Jesus we are cleansed, washed, and renewed that we see our sin fall by the wayside.

Grace just flows. It's a one-way type of love that runs the conduit directly from God's heart to ours.

Jesus says you can read the Bible as a checklist, but if you do, you miss the whole point.

The issue isn't whether someone is good or bad, but whether he is repentant or unrepentant.

As I've heard said, "Of 100 unsaved men, one might read the Bible, but the other 99 will read the Christian."1 Ouch.

Heaven isn't a place for people who are scared of hell; it's for people who love Jesus.

Loving an enemy means loving "them.

New Testament Christians were most known by their love for their neighbors, but today we are most known for our segregation of the lowly.

A crooked stick can still draw a straight line, and a messed-up dude like me can still write about an awesome God.

One of the most dangerous things about the Bible is that it is big enough to say whatever we want it to say if we are willing to remove the context.

Religious people see "them" as the problem; Jesus-followers see "us" as the problem.

One of my favorite things about following Jesus is I get to drop the act, admit I'm not good enough, walk in freedom-and that's good news.

Relationships are not efficient; they are messy, time-consuming, and unpredictable.

Isn't that the story for many of us in America? Christianity is our default setting.

We often miss that our "righteous acts" are "filthy" before God. Not just our bad days, but our extremely good days too!

Trying to live without community is like trying to live without oxygen. We weren't created to do it.

Both fear and love might cause obedience, but only love causes joy.

In a postmodern world where all religious activity is seen as what we do for God, we need to proclaim Christianity is about what God has done for us.

Persecution, like fire, burns up the weak elements (wood and hay) but actually purifies the strong ones (silver and gold). It

We love God by loving his people.

God gets glory for everything, and everyone eventually will glorify God, be it his grace or his justice.

God wants us to pursue him first.

Only when we humbly call on God to speak into our lives - knowing if he doesn't, we won't succeed - are we actually in a safe place.

Our job as Christians is to stick so close to Jesus that when people are around us, they sense him.

We all come in with baggage. We all come in trying to find our way. We all come in with broken edges.

The word worship is defined by glory and thanksgiving. We are worshiping when we give glory to something. Whatever we give glory to, we sacrifice for.

People don't flaunt their brokenness when trying to prove themselves.

God is constant. Always forgiving. Always loving. Never changing.

We don't celebrate the gift of Jesus on Christmas. We celebrate the gifts we get.

When Jesus and his righteousness are ultimate, then you actually see evil as the source of evil,

The minute you think you have gotten on God's good side by your own behavior, you are naturally prone to demonize those who haven't.

God should get a lot more glory for things than we give him.

I didn't know it then, but God broke me to fix me because he loved me.

A grace economy is backward to most of us - those who think they qualify, don't; and those who admit they don't qualify, do.

Proper worship is living a life in spirit and truth.

God is most glorified in our lives when we show him to be most glorious regardless of what is thrown our way.

I think thanksgiving is the secret to a healthy Christian life.

Because the truth is, no matter how ugly or how deep the scars, there is always hope.

The most dangerous thing about the human heart is that we want to reverse the roles by making God the responder and us the initiators.

If something is done with a thankful heart, then that is Christian behavior.

Having joy in God not because of circumstances but despite circumstances is what makes God look great - and it's a true joy that comes from within.

Grace always wins.