In today's society, looking good and feeling good often trumps doing good and being good. And some people don't know the difference anymore.

In naturalism, man is actually very insignificant, but arrogates to himself stupendous power. In Christianity, man is actually the apex of created significance, but is called to see it in abject humility.

A mood can be a dangerous state of mind, because it can crush reason under the weight of feeling.

All religions do not point to God

Having the answers is not essential to living. What is essential is the sense of God's presence during dark seasons of questioning.

I remember the time an older man asked me when I was young, "Do you know what you are doing now?" I thought it was some kind of trick question. Tell me," I said. You are building your memories," he replied, "so make them good ones.

I have little doubt that the single greatest obstacle to the impact of the gospel has not been its inability to provide answers, but the failure on our part to live it out.