Be careful what you think, because your thoughts run your life.

The apostle Paul never seemed to exhaust the topic of grace - what makes us think we can? He just kept coming at it and coming at it from another angle. That's the thing about grace. It's like springtime. You can't put it in a single sentence definition, and you can't exhaust it.

I didn't want to just write stories that were entertaining. Nor did I want to be so scholarly that people couldn't digest it.

To call yourself a child of God is one thing. To be called a child of God by those who watch your life is another thing altogether.

We will find grace to help us when we need it

God sees us with the eyes of a Father. He sees our defects, errors, and blemishes. But He also sees our value. What did Jesus know that enabled Him to do what He did? Here’s part of the answer: He knew the value of people. He knew that each human being is a treasure. And because He did, people were not a source of stress, but a source of joy.

When you read the Bible, it's as though it reads you.