God picked a junior high girl [to be Jesus' mother]. Jesus was raised by a woman who today, we wouldn't even let her lead a bible study at a high school. But she could raise God.

Everything may not be OK but if God is with you, you will be OK.

I want to live with autonomy. That's the essence of sin.

Ultimately I think the difference between reading the Bible and studying it is making the connections between who Jesus is and what he's done.

You don't need to beat yourself up in order to make God love you. Jesus already took your beating.

If you really want to be a rebel, get a job, cut your grass, read your bible, and shut up. Because no one is doing that.

If you're not a Christian, you're going to hell. It's not unloving to say that. it's unloving not to say that.