We’re called beyond a fragile, greenhouse faith.

If I will do all the things except for the one thing, I don’t have integrity. I’m not living with virtue. I’m allowing my character to be shaken.

the first problem is that the Pharisees began to view the supplement as a requirement.

There is a huge difference between someone who, out of a position of strength, says, “I will serve you. I will be here for you. I will say ‘yes’ to you,” and a person who says ‘yes’ out of fear, or resignation, or because they don’t have a self to give. Giving is not a free choice for them. They feel compelled to please. That is not love, even if... See more

We start seeing the supplement as a requirement, or seeing the appearance of holiness as the presence of holiness, or doing what’s optional to avoid doing what’s essential.

A few attitudes, like possessiveness, dissolve these friendships even more quickly. Possessiveness is the attitude that says, “You exist for me, and as long as you are giving me what I want, as long as I can possess you, then things are great. But if I can’t possess you anymore, if you’re not giving me what I want, then I need to get out. I need to... See more

When we live without integrity, we become so divided that we can’t even be present in the place where we are.

Plants grown in a greenhouse are fragile.

In the end, we will be left with what we have chosen. God wants heaven for you. When are you going to let him love you?