May 17, 2026
“Tagging Jesus’ name on moralistic self-righteousness doesn’t change what it is any more than dipping a chicken nugget in steak sauce makes it a ribeye. The gospel isn’t: ‘Apologize to Jesus, be better, and you’ll go to heaven.’ The gospel is: ‘Renounce everything and Jesus will make you new!'”
May 10, 2026
“Any conduct of ours that is ‘in step with the gospel’ is owing to God, while any conduct that is out of step with the gospel is owing to us!”
April 26, 2026
“Loving the gospel is proof that someone actually believes it.”
December 14, 2025
“The reason our joy moves us to declare God’s greatness is because that very act of declaration ‘completes the enjoyment!'”
July 13, 2025
“If you are a Christian, the new desire to honor Christ the Lord as holy is greater than your old desire for a specific sin.”
December 8, 2024
“What we need [to be a joy-filled servant] is the living water of Christ, poured freshly from the springs of prayer and God’s Word.”
September 15, 2024
“May we feed upon God’s Word and trust it to grow and protect us from ourselves and the works of the Enemy. May we depend on God to build our church, not our own power. And may we desperately cling to Jesus, our Chief Shepherd.”
September 8, 2024
“A pastor is simply a chief sinner who has been miraculously transformed into a chief saint by the saving power of Jesus Christ, who, in turn leads OTHER sinners to be transformed into saints by the same power through his personal example and the faithful proclamation of God’s Word.”