It was a matter of going back through a lot of sermons and remembering the questions and conversations, where these ideas came from. So the book [Max on Life] is really kind of a second chance to answer these questions.

Giants. We must face them. Yet we need not face them alone.

Christ entered our world. As a result, we can enter His.

The Bible is the story of two gardens. Eden and Gethsemane. In the first, Adam took a fall. In the second, Jesus took a stand.

I choose gentleness... Nothing is won by force. I choose to be gentle. If I raise my voice may it be only in praise. If I clench my fist, may it be only in prayer. If I make a demand, may it be only of myself.

Being religious without knowing the cross is like owning a Mercedes with no motor. Pretty package, but where is your power?

God's present is his presence. His greatest gift is himself.