If “things” are indeed mere symbols or tokens of higher causes, and can best be understood through the lens of Biblical virtue and wisdom, perhaps it’s time for an honest look at them.

What’s the point of all the pleasures of God’s creation if they only provide temporary enjoyment?

Discipleship happens on the ground seven days a week. So does ministry (and most driving).

Big expectations clear big, Volvo-sized spaces in the heart for things that cannot possibly fill them.

This is where heart-staining sin and soul-purifying righteousness meet.

Because it’s such a strong emotion, anger can stimulate that fight-or-flight reaction, which can lead to a sin pretty quickly.

God asks you to rearrange your priorities to make room for getting to know him, learning how you have been uniquely crafted to serve God and help someone out, and simply praising him.

Playing music in the car has always been important because music itself has always been important.

Any good news is contextualized by the grim circumstances surrounding it.

As long as even one person is wandering, God is working.

God offers you total forgiveness – a clean slate – and a new life, yet sin and filth are waiting like a bird in the shade tree you just parked beneath.

There is something so compelling and so human about desire’s ability to override a person’s decision-making ability and hijack their will.

When you feel pressure to disguise, hide, or modify what’s in your heart, you may be letting fear shape the identity God gave you.

God has put you where He wants His power and love to be demonstrated.

Your life is an amazing story, and as you reflect on it, perhaps you’ll see one unifying message: the interaction of God with you.

You may or may not get the chance to see miracles, but you always have the chance to believe.

Humans have capacities, and God gives guidance on what to do with them.

No story is boring if you hear God whispering throughout: “This is what I do. I got this.”

God watched over events in the past too tumultuous to bear. He’s watching over a present age too vast to comprehend. And he’s watching over a future too unpredictable to anticipate.

It’s scary because it’s unknown, and humans typically approach the unknown with caution and even doubt. But nothing is unknown to God.