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.

God is not an employer looking for employees. He is an Eagle looking for people who will take refuge under his wings.

Why does God bless us with abundance? So we can have enough to live on and then use the rest for all manner of good works that alleviate spiritual and physical misery. Enough for us; abundance for others.

Our lives become trivial. And our capacity for magnificent causes and great worship dies.

O, God of wonder, enlarge my capacity to be amazed at what is amazing, and end my attraction to the insignificant.

The ultimate aim of the gospel is the display of God’s glory.

The best news of the Christian gospel is that the supremely glorious Creator of the universe has acted in Jesus Christ's death and resurrection to remove every obstacle between us and himself so that we may find everlasting joy in seeing and savoring his infinite beauty.