The gospel has two parts. It has the part that says you're a sinner, and it has the part that says you're loved and accepted.

Even if 80 percent of the population of a country are Christian believers, they will have almost no cultural influence if the Christians do not live in cultural centers and work in culture-forging fields such as academia, publishing, media, entertainment, and the arts. The assumption that society will improve simply be more Christian believers being present is no longer valid.

A Christian is one who stops working to be saved, not one who stops working!

We are so quick to tweet, Facebook, and Instagram but we treat prayer with a sense of delay?

The sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.

Pride is that which claims to be the author of what is really a gift.

It seems almost oxymoronic to believe that this new idealism has led to a new pessimism about marriage, but that is exactly what has happened. In generations past there was far less talk about "compatibility" and finding the ideal soul mate. Today we are looking for someone who accepts us as we are and fulfills our desires, and this creates an unrealistic set of expectations that frustrates both the searchers and the searched for.