Only the #‎ gospel can do two seemingly contradictory things: destroy pride and increase courage.

When you are deeply peaceful and confident that, because of Christ, God will bring you safely to his eternal kingdom and be the all-satisfying Treasure of your life forever, then you are free to see the truth, and love the truth, and speak the truth no matter what, and joyfully spread a passion for the truth whose name is Jesus.

We ought not speak too long about God with our minds before we turn and speak to God from our heart. We must stir a lot of prayer into the stew of our theology.

Wimpy worldviews make wimpy Christians. And wimpy Christians won’t survive the days ahead.

God has made us to be conduits of his grace. The danger is in thinking the conduit should be lined with gold. It shouldn't. Copper will do.

It has to do with seeing God. “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God” (Matthew 5:8).

God is always doing 10,000 things in your life, and you may be aware of three of them.