God's pleasure with me is grounded in the accomplishment of Christ, not my own accomplishment.

Thinking that education is something different from discipling our children is a sure sign that we have been 'educated' by the state. Education is discipleship.

He didn't love me because I'm valuable. Because He loved me, I became valuable.

In fact, the Devil is delighted when we spend our time and energy defending the Bible, as long as we do not get around to actually reading the Bible.

We do not fear the loss of God's favor, for either we have it not. We cannot lose it. What we fear is the loss of our idols.

I am not accusing God of sinning; I am suggesting that he created sin

Nostalgia is the aching realization that you can't go back again. The longing, no matter how intense, can never be met.