Christianity offers not merely a consolation but a restoration - not just of the life we had but of the life we always wanted but never achieved. And because the joy will be even greater for all that evil, this means the final defeat of all those forces that would have destroyed the purpose of God in creation, namely, to live with his people in glory and delight forever.

If we can't "love the sinner; hate the sin" then how can we relate to ourselves? Love who we are in Christ but still hate the sin remaining.

Forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness. To not retaliate is to absorb the cost.

Falling in love in a Christian way is to say,'I am excited about your future and I want to be part of getting you there. I'm signing up for the journey with you. Would you sign up for the journey to my true self with me? It's going to be hard but I want to get there.

Most apologetic books are really written for Christians, even the ones that purport to be written for non-believers.

If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.

Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel. Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.