When the will is enslaved to a desire, it will in turn enslave the mind.

Grace is not opposed to effort; it's opposed to earning.

Theology is just what you really think about God, and if you're going to do that, you'd better use your mind and not just let it be a receptacle - a catch-all for whatever beliefs happen to be passing by.

Disciples are those who have been so ravished with Christ that others want to be like them.

Every church needs to be able to answer two questions. First, what is our plan for making disciples? And second, does our plan work?

You really can't justify anything else but giving your whole attention to spiritual formation in Christ.

If we reject the Christian answer, we still have the problem. We're going to adopt some alternative, because the questions will not go away, the questions of, "What kind of person am I becoming?" and "What is my role in that?" and so on.