Most of what you encounter when you meet a man is a facade, an elaborate fig leaf, a brilliant disguise.

Have you thought about His (God) handling of the gospel? God needs to get a message out to the human race, without which they will perish...foreve r. What's the plan? First, He starts with the most unlikely group ever: a couple of prostitutes, a few fishermen with no better than a second-grade education, a tax collector. Then, he passes the ball to us. Unbelievable.

If only Jesus' followers shared his personality. That one shift alone would correct so many of the ridiculous and horrifying things that pass for popular Christianity.

The story of your life is the story of the long and brutal assault on your heart by the one who knows what you could be and fears it.

The real you is on the side of God against the false self

Caring for our own hearts isn't selfishness; it's how we begin to love.

In the end, it doesn’t matter how well we have performed or what we have accomplished—a life without heart is not worth living.