Paul sees all kinds of sins in himself and all kinds of accomplishments too, but he refuses to connect them with his identity.

God looks at the anxious and says, I tore my Son to shreds for you, and you're afraid I will not give you what you need?

Suffering is actually at the heart of the Christian story.

Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, 'My life for your life.

A person's faith can collapse almost overnight if she failed over the years to listen patiently to her own doubts, which should only be discarded after long reflection.

The gospel is an exclusive truth but it's the most inclusive exclusive truth in the world.

While other worldviews lead us to sit in the midst of life’s joys, foreseeing the coming sorrows, Christianity empowers its people to sit in the midst of this world’s sorrows, tasting the coming joy.