We need to know what the Bible says about abortion and marriage, poverty and slavery, and we need to see how all of these issues fundamentally relate to the gospel.

There is a sense in which the danger of our lives increases in proportion to the depth of our relationship with Christ.

The more Christ fulfills the cravings of our souls, the more he changes our taste capacities from the inside out. The more we walk with him, the more we want him. The more we taste of him, the more we enjoy him. And this transforms how we live and what we live for.

The body of Christ is a multicultural citizenry of an otherworldly kingdom.

It is a constant battle to resist the temptation to have more luxuries, to acquire more stuff, and to live more comfortably.

Faith is the realization that God's pleasure in you will never be based upon your performance for him.

The key is realizing - and believing - that this world is not your home. If you and I ever hope to free our lives from worldly desires, worldly thinking, worldly pleasures, worldly dreams, worldly ideals, worldly values, worldly ambitions, and worldly acclaim, then we must focus our lives on another world.