The world may not understand where you're going, but God does.

He knows where you're headed, when you'll arrive, and the troubles you'll sail through along the way.

He doesn't promise smooth seas, but He does promise to never leave us or forsake us. Not only will this world claim your journey is doomed, they'll encourage you to go it alone. Be your

There’s room to breathe in this reality. And room to obey with heads held high, straightened backs, soft hearts, and thick skins. It is for freedom we’ve been set free. When Paul gives the pastoral admonition to Timothy to “flee” sins and “pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness” (1 Tim. 6:11), he is picturing a

The right response to the survey of this wearying battlefield is not timidity or a pity party, but clinging more desperately to the gospel of Jesus Christ. The justification for the sin-prone pastor—by which I mean simply the pastor—is the same as it is for every sinner. There is no Justification 2.0 for ministers of the gospel.