Sometimes it takes decades of trying to measure up only to finally realize Jesus measured down.

True humility is becoming so enraptured with Jesus you've taken on his likeness.

On the Mount of Transfiguration, Jesus unveils and reveals to us what we are meant to become—ordinary human beings invested and infused with the transcendent presence of God.

Who do you say I am?

Crush the dividing walls in us between us and them. Lead us into your eternal we.

The master class is not how to walk on water—it's how faith overcomes fear.

The rule of the kingdom is not efficiency. It is extravagance—sowing seeds everywhere all the time.

The minute you seek to become a master of the text is the minute you miss the point of the text. The goal is to be mastered by the text.

This is a beautiful and brilliant description of what the Gospels are all about—Jesus going over the goodness and glory of God line by line with us.

Freely you have recieved; freely give.