Legalism is looking to something besides Jesus Christ in order to be acceptable and clean before God.

The most liberating act of free, unconditional grace demands that the recipient give up control of his or her life.

To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God. It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.

You don't fall in love. You commit to it.

Even if our own troubles are great, we should still serve. Jesus washed His disciples feet on the way to the cross.

Prayer is the way to experience a powerful confidence that God is handling our lives well, that our bad things will turn out for good, our good things cannot be taken from us, and the best things are yet to come.

Everyone worships something. The only choice you get is what to worship.