LOOKING UP: Kyle Hooks - "There’s a funny little word in the New Testament. I don’t want to tell you it’s English translation yet, though, because its English counterpart is extremely unpopular and misunderstood. It only accounted for .00025 percent of the words in works published in 2007."

LOOKING UP: Kyle Hooks - "There was a king who loved this woman. He wouldn’t do anything without first consulting her. When he started one of his greatest construction projects, he consulted her first. She helped him with every decision on how it should be built. They worked side-by-side. She was perfect and he loved her. And what they built together was perfect ..."

LOOKING UP: Kyle Hooks - "One of my greatest failures in ministry came in the middle of a particularly hard mission trip. Every now and then, you might get the opportunity to minister to someone who just gets it. They actually live like they love God and his people, and you can see them growing in leaps and bounds. They are natural leaders who draw other people in and make them feel comfortable in their own skin. They smile no matter what."

LOOKING UP: Kyle Hooks - "Martin Luther — hero of the reformation and champion of the phrase “sola fide,” or “by faith alone” — hated the book of James. On the one hand, he thought the book as a whole lacked a clear and logical line of thought from beginning to end and that it seemed to be a disjointed collection of wisdom sayings. (Luther and I completely disagree here.)"

LOOKING UP: Kyle Hooks - "Are you a good person? I like to think of myself as someone who “has it together,” is kind to the people I love, and doesn’t delight in cruelty to others. I even treat my waiters well. But does that make me good? Does that make you good?"