Our sufferings produce the endurance we need, the character our situations require, the confident hope that our trials will end, and the spiritual dependence that keeps our love strong enough to see it all through for Christ’s sake.

Daniel’s story is not so much about how we muster human courage, as about how God’s persevering grace fuels it.

When God did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all, he proved for all time and circumstances his love for us.

By offering himself as a sacrifice for a sinful world, Jesus bore witness to his all-surpassing love and grace.

Walt Mueller said his list of favorite youth ministry books changes frequently as youth culture changes and churches need to respond differently to the cultural moment.

The Master Architect has a beautiful plan for what he wants to do in us and through us so we shall ultimately be as he designs.

Wives who submit their personal gifts to the support of their husbands, and husbands who sacrifice personal gain for the benefit of their wives are living the grace that Jesus died to reveal.

“When Satan comes to convince me that I am unworthy of the mercy of God, I will say, ‘You are right, and you know not the half of it, but I have to deal with the One who will delight to show mercy.’”

So why this issue, and why now? There are two primary reasons.

When we please the One we love the most, we find our own greatest pleasure.