Christ's resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.

The resurrection makes Christianity the most irritating religion on the face of the earth.

Jesus Christ, who had all the power in the world, saw us enslaved by the very things we thought would free us ... He laid aside the infinities and immensities of His being and, at the cost of His life, paid the debt for our sins, purchasing us the only place our hearts can rest, in His Father's house. Knowing He did this will transform us from the inside out.

If you have to run away from something that used to be an idol, you're actually still enslaved by it. It's still controlling you.

Friendship is a deep oneness that develops when two people, speaking the truth in love to one another, journey together to the same horizon.

The most rapturous delights you have ever had - in the beauty of a landscape, or in the pleasure of food, or in the fulfillment of a loving embrace - are like dewdrops compared to the bottomless ocean of joy that it will be to see God face-to-face (1 John 3:1-3). That is what we are in for, nothing less. And according to the Bible, that glorious beauty, and our enjoyment of it, has been immeasurably enhanced by Christ's redemption of us from evil and death.

The gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.