Book: Luke

Being saved can be painful, but its goal, becoming a purified people who can worship rightly without fear, is the ultimate reward.

It is in a developing relationship with Jesus Christ that our minds will be opened to understand the scriptures, just as happened for the disciples of Jesus.

With the coming of the Christ, our deepest longings and yearnings will be fulfilled.

Our doubts and questions are welcome to God so long as we are not using them to avoid Christ’s question to us – “Will you follow me?”

Christ’s wish is that all people will respond with thankful joy to his offer of holistic healing and growth – physical, emotional, social.

Moral integrity does not require operational naivety and Christian discipleship requires shrewdness.

Acceptance of God’s merciful presence and Christ’s ways will save us from selfishness and self-destructiveness.

Prayer is a learned discipline which begins with acknowledging God’s goodness and aligning ourselves with God’s purposes.

As small as our missions may seem, they have cosmic significance in Christ’s mission.

Fullness of life is often dependent on letting go of all the things we thought were going to give us fullness of life.

It is easy to lose appreciation for the benefits of faithfulness until we taste the alternative.

Suffering and prosperity are not punishments or rewards, but God’s grace may eventually be exhausted by those who squander it.