Love without truth is sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws. Truth without love is harshness; it gives us information but in such a way that we cannot really hear it.

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

Ironically, the insistence that doctrines do not matter is really a doctrine itself

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

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

If you are trying to live a life in accordance with the Bible, the concept and call to justice are inescapable. We do justice when we give all human beings their due as creations of God. Doing justice includes not only the righting of wrongs but generosity and social concern, especially toward the poor and vulnerable.

The key question in order to change you is not 'What would Jesus do?' but "What has Jesus done for you?"