If you make the goal of your life just to stay alive, you'll fail. If you make the goal of your life the kingdom, you cannot lose.

Much of the impotence of American churches is tied to a profound ignorance and apathy about justification. Our people live in a fog of guilt. Or just as bad, they think being a better person is all God requires.

On the last day, God will not acquit us because our good works were good enough, but he will look for evidence that our good confession was not phony. It’s in this sense that we must be holy.

Everything before Jesus is preface. Everything after Jesus is appendix. Jesus is the story.

Try this New Year's resolution: I won't check my phone, my tablet, or my computer until I've first read a chapter in my Bible.

Busyness does not mean you are a faithful or fruitful Christian. It only means you are busy, just like everyone else.

Not only is holiness the goal of your redemption, it is necessary for your redemption