Putting our faith in Christ is not about trying harder; it means transferring our trust away from ourselves and resting in him.

The human race doesn't need more books telling them what to do. They need the power to do what they already know.

You won't be able to change the world, yourself, anything, if you don't change yourself inwardly, deeply, enduringly.

It is because of the doctrine of judgment and hell that Jesus' proclamations of grace and love are so astounding.

Occasionally God rips aside the veil, and you begin to see this very fact: All things happen for you. All things. Everything is knit together.

Change happens not just by giving the mind new arguments but also by feeding the imagination new beauties

Legalistic remorse says, "I broke God's rules," while real repentance says, "I broke God's heart."