The cross of Christ exists because mankind-loved by God, created by God, set in motion by God-betrayed God and prefers his stuff to him.

I believe the sovereign God of the universe justifies us freely, and then we are called to run with him in sanctification.

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.

When God saves you, he doesn’t do it because you gave him permission. He did it because he’s God.

No matter what our job is, we view it not as our purpose in life but rather as where God has sovereignly placed us for the purpose of making Christ known and his name great. If you are a teacher, if you are a politician, if you are a businessman, if you are in agriculture, if you are in construction, if you are in technology, if you are in the arts, then you should not be saying, ‘I need to find my life’s purpose in this work,’ but rather, ‘I need to bring God’s purpose to this work.’

The cross of Christ is the response of God to men for belittling His name.

I don't believe in the end that God gave me cancer, but He certainly could have stopped it and didn't.