Desiring God

I visited a man on his death bed yesterday. I left confused. This man had no relationship with Jesus, no interest in the gospel, yet no fear of death. No fear of death at all? It led me to consider: should Christians fear death?

What if we saw our gatherings with extended family not as a chance to check out, but as an opportunity for Christian mission? Do you know how to witness to family members?

Growing in God's strength raises a couple of questiuons: How do you do a task in the strength of another? How do you exert your will to do something in such a way that you are relying on the will of another to make it happen?

Our experience of God’s nearness or distance is not a description of his actual proximity to us but of our experience of intimacy with him. This is as true in our relationship with God as it is in our relationships with other human beings.

"The Bible tells us again and again, especially in the Psalms, that our God is great."

Our evangelism isn't working. While a person’s response to Christ is ultimately a matter that rests in God’s sovereign hands—something we have no control over—a person’s hearing of the gospel is a matter we do have control over and responsibility for.

The saddest stories I hear from parents raising a child with a disability don’t involve schools, insurance companies or hospitals. The saddest story is when such a family must leave a church.

When the needle dips—when you lose your joy—you should take note of your joyless christianity. To stay safe, you need to pay attention to your joy.