To be a Christian is a standing, a legal position. It means to be a child of God. You are or you are not, there is no try.

Marriage does not so much bring you into confrontation with your spouse as confront you with yourself.

Suffering is the stripping of our hope in finite things, therefore we do not put our ultimate hope in anything finite.

A sense of Jesus’ absence might be a sign of his presence- a sign that he’s working already in your life.

Paul sees all kinds of sins in himself and all kinds of accomplishments too, but he refuses to connect them with his identity.

Every treasure on this earth says, 'Give your life to purchase me.' Jesus says 'I'm the one treasure who died to purchase you.'

To stay away from Christianity because part of the Bible’s teaching is offensive to you assumes that if there is a God he wouldn’t have any views that upset you. Does that belief make sense? If you don’t trust the Bible enough to let it challenge and correct your thinking, how could you ever have a personal relationship with God? In any truly personal relationship, the other person has to be able to contradict you.