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.

Bad theology dishonors God and hurts people. Churches that sever the root of truth may flourish for a season, but they will wither eventually or turn into something besides a Christian church.

Many people are willing to be God-centered as long as they feel that God is man-centered

We can be content with simplicity because the deepest most satisfying delights God gives us through creation are free gifts from nature and from loving relationships with people. After your basic needs are met, accumulated money begins to diminish your capacity for these pleasures rather than increase them. Buying things contributes absolutely nothing to the heart's capacity for joy.

We need a Savior. Christmas is an indictment before it becomes a delight.

Don't follow a defeated foe. Follow Christ. It is costly. You will be an exile in this age. But you will be free.

God created us with sexual passion so that there would be language to describe what it means to cleave to him in love and what it means to turn away from him to others.