Love is willing self-sacrifice for the good of another that does not require reciprocation or that the person being loved is deserving

The good news of the kingdom is not freedom from hardship, suffering, and loss. It is the news of a Redeemer who has come to rescue me from myself.

Love is willing self-sacrifice for the good of another that does not require reciprocation or that the person being loved is deserving

When your sin is exposed, you will run toward confession and forgiveness or self-righteousness and self-justification.

You can tell yourself that God's not fair, or you can thank Him that He's not fair. If God was fair, we would be doomed and condemned.

The fatal flaw of human wisdom is that it promises that you can change your relationships without needing to change yourself.

You cannot divide human beings into those who worship and those who don't. Everybody worships; it's just a matter of what, or whom, we serve.