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.

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

There seems to be a human instinct for prayer. Swiss theologian Karl Barth calls it our 'incurable God-sickness.'

Work is taking the raw material of creation and developing it for the sake of others.

Public faith means going public with what’s in your heart, with humility and respect for others, as we speak of the truth of the gospel.

Without the gospel we hate ourselves instead of our sin. Without the gospel we’re motivated through all sorts of awful fear and pride to change and it doesn’t really change our hearts; it just restrains our hearts.

Fear-based repentance makes us hate ourselves. Joy-based repentance makes us hate the sin.