"Let’s not allow our narcissism—the excessive value we place on our own experiences, wisdom, or intellect—to be the god that we serve.  Let’s lay down this idol today."

"We don’t bring God to the lost.  We follow God to the lost as He leads them to us."

"Jesus' parable of the Sower should be a warning to us, that faithfulness is not measured by how we begin, but by our fruit, by our growth and productivity over time."

"Because the Christian faith is under constant attack from within us, within the church, and from without, those who watch the gates must be individuals of great courage and strength."

"A Theistic God interrupts our lives. . . .A Deistic God gives us greater control. This is a moment for us as a church to decide which God we believe in."

"The practice of living off of less than we gather and working less hours that we have been allotted is fundamentally a matter of faith."

"Those of us who follow Jesus are on a road from a baby who cares nothing but for its own survival to a fully-mature being, made in God's image, who can lay down her or his life for an enemy."

"At present we are a combination of matter and spirit. But, we are destined to become beings with bodies sourced entirely in spirit."

"The eschatology of the Gospel is the redemption of all creation, of all life and matter in the universe, of the coronation of Jesus as King and the indissoluble union of Jesus and humanity as stewards of creation."

"Why is it important for the church to accept that we are in exile in these times between the times?"