Repentance is belief in action.

Without love even the most radical devotion to God is of no value to Him. Let me make sure that sinks in… You can gain all the spiritual gifts in the world. You can take the most radical steps of obedience. You can share every meal with the homeless in your city. You can memorize the book of Leviticus. You can pray each morning for four hours like Martin Luther. But if what you do does not flow out of a heart of love - a heart that does those things because it genuinely desires to do them - it is ultimately worthless to God.

Worry springs from not being convinced of a sovereign God's absolute love for you. Worry disappears when you realize that God loves you unfailingly and will let nothing interrupt His plans for your good.

Awe combined with intimacy is the essence of Christian worship.

Faith is not the absence of doubt; it is continuing to follow Jesus in the midst of doubt.

We are changed not by being told what we need to do for God, but by hearing the news about what God has done for us.

Often the strongest evidence of my growth in grace is my growth in the knowledge of my need for grace.