The human heart longs for completion. Detesting evil and brokenness is the start, not the end, of faith in God.

People may not literally genuflect before a car, but obsessing over perfection, status, and accomplishments are practices of worship.

God cannot be changed to be something he isn’t, despite the efforts of a changing humanity.

The rich man’s heart was moved but not changed. Everyone can relate.

Adulting is hard. But a person cannot remain a child forever.

Perhaps you’ve noticed that allowing behavior in “gray areas” eventually finds you crossing “hard lines.”

Throughout history, some people have thought of God as just another component in the life they want to build.

Something about belonging to a group, which should be a practice of unity, actually excludes some people from the group.

Some things are unknowable, and in some instances, that’s okay. That’s right where God wants you to be.

If a leader, friend, parent, girlfriend or boyfriend, ideology, or church has ever left you feeling scattered and abandoned, God speaks to you from Ezekiel and reminds you that he has personally rescued you.

The God who delivers punishment also delivers you from the fear of punishment.

You aren’t perfect, which makes you the perfect vehicle for God’s movement. So move, and don’t be surprised if people start moving with you.

Everyone anticipates some specific blessing or pleasure – something that will make their life feel good.

Maybe you’ve wondered if your struggle to follow God is worth it.

Humor is a joy, and knowledge a gift, until they’re weaponized to build yourself up by pushing someone else down.

The silencing, awe-inspiring, life-giving power of Jesus is on your side. Period, end of discussion.

Jesus didn’t live a perfectly correct life by humankind’s standards. He lived a perfectly Godly life to show the inadequacy of humankind’s standards.

God blesses his followers with the exact stopping power they need.

If you think you’re at the ends of the earth and far from God, look up. He’s already sending a messenger.

The problem with best intentions is their source: the imperfect minds of humans.