Greg

“The essence of what the Bible calls sin is the exaltation of self. God has designed us to put him first in our lives, others next, and ourselves last. Yet sin reverses that order: we put ourselves first, others next (many times in an attempt to use them for ourselves), and God somewhere (if anywhere) in the distant background. We turn from worshiping God to worshiping self.”
― David Platt, A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of Poverty, Same-Sex Marriage, Racism, Sex Slavery, Immigration, Abortion, Persecution, Orphans and Pornography

“Wrong reasoning leads to a wrong conclusion, which eventually results in a wrong action. People who embrace wrong reasoning ultimately end up building another pathway for themselves and forming some other image of God.”
― Carter Conlon, Fear Not

“Loving God is not just for contemplatives. Loving God is laying down your life in service to the Creator so that He can give it back to you.”
― Mark Batterson, A Trip around the Sun: Turning Your Everyday Life into the Adventure of a Lifetime

“you can either avoid making mistakes and play not to lose, or you can make the most of every opportunity and play to win.”
― Mark Batterson, A Trip around the Sun: Turning Your Everyday Life into the Adventure of a Lifetime