There are two basic restrictions on marriage in the Bible: Number one, she should marry a man. Number two, he should be a Christian.

What defines us as Christians is not most profoundly that we have come to know him but that he took note of us and made us his own.

One way to appreciate C.S. Lewis is to see how his Christian humility shaped his life and work.

God wills to be displayed and known and loved and cherished and worshiped.

It is not surprising that prayer malfunctions when we try to make it a domestic intercom to call upstairs for more comforts in the den.

Faith stands or falls on the truth that the future with God is more satisfying than the one promised by sin. Where this truth is embraced and God is cherished above all, the power of sin is broken. The power of sin is the power of deceit. Sin has power through promising a false future. In temptation sin comes to us and says: "The future with God on his narrow way is hard and unhappy, but the way I promise is pleasant and satisfying." The power of sin is in the power of this lie.

People don't enjoy salt. They enjoy what is salted. We are the salt of the earth. We do not exist for ourselves.