It is better to lose your life than to waste it.

The ultimate purpose of life is to show that Jesus is more precious than life.

Do all things without grumbling. Why? You have a sovereign God who is on your side, who works everything together for your good.

Christmas: the Son of God expressing the love of God to save us from the wrath of God so we could enjoy the presence of God.

Life and death! They seem like complete opposites-at great enmity with each other. But for Paul-and for all who share his faith-there is a unity, because the same great passion is fulfilled in both-namely, that Christ be magnified in this body-our bodies-whether by life or by death.

Out of the freedom from worry that God's generosity provides comes an impulse toward simplicity rather than accumulation.

I know of no other way to triumph over sin long-term than to gain a distaste for it because of a superior satisfaction in God.