The reconciling gospel is always at the forefront of the church’s social action, because a full belly is not better than a reconciled soul.

The heart of our problem is the problem of our hearts.

Comfort is the god of our generation, so suffering is seen as a problem to be solved, and not a providence from God.

I have always deeply desired to be an honest man who said it when I struggled, stumbled and worried. I longed to be a man with real friends - friends who knew me at my worst and loved me.

Apart from worshiping God, everything becomes superficial. But when you understand the driving force behind everything, all of a sudden there's an eternal amount of joy at our disposal, because everything we do is enlightened and enlivened by the endless glory of the eternal God.

Jesus doesn't avoid those who mess up. Jesus runs to those who mess up.

When you blow it, God still celebrates His Son in you. The litmus test of whether or not you understand the gospel is what you do when you fail. Do you run from Him and go clean yourself up a little bit before you come back into the throne room? Or do you approach the throne of grace with confidence? If you don't approach the throne of grace with confidence, you don't understand the gospel.