If worry could be graphed, the competing variables would be in direct proportion to the level of intimacy experienced with the true love of one’s life—the kingdom of man or the kingdom of God.

Where you are going to live isn’t a matter of geography but the heart.

The way to become a spiritual heavyweight is to lighten up.

The God-centered theology of prayer found within the vertical petitions of the model prayer, is now revealed in the horizontal petitions to be an active force working for the good of humanity.

Only when our prayer life is consumed with God do we become more than consumers seeking to get from God.

That we are a praying people seemingly isn’t the issue but, rather, praying rightly. Having told us to go in our closet to pray, Jesus now gives us the skeleton to guide our prayers.

We should not be surprised that even the Gentiles prayed. Prayer is innate to the human heart, but it must be rightly guided.

What separates the theater of religion from a genuine faith isn’t just doing the right things but doing them the right way.

 In a world desperate to hear a message of love, the followers of Christ have a unique opportunity to be God’s love letters to humanity.

Jesus offers a counter-cultural directive that redefines the honor code for those who would be his people.