My hope is to gain a fresh hearing for Jesus, especially among those who believe they already understand him. In his case, quite frankly, presumed familiarity has led to unfamiliarity, unfamiliarity has led to contempt, and contempt has led to profound ignorance.

Imagine that you had discovered gold or oil on a certain property, and no one else knew about it. Can you see yourself being sad and feeling deprived for having to gather all your resources and sacrifice them in order to buy that property? Hardly. Now you know what it is like to deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow Jesus.

Our relations with others are not external. They enter into our very identity. And that's why people struggle with them so.

The main thing God gets out of your life is not the achievements you accomplish. It's the person you become.

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

Two ways of thinking: Human kingdom and human cleverness or God's kingdom and God's cleverness

As we reach out to God, we get another source of strength.