A genuinely persuasive argument does not merely tell you that you are wrong about everything. It doesn't just beat on you from the outside. It comes inside your belief system, as it were, and affirms something you believe strongly. And then it says - well if you believe this (A) then why in the world can't you see that B is true?

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

Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.

If God is real, why does he align perfectly with our views? We should expect God to challenge us on what we think is right somewhere

We are free to fight sin, and free to win; but we must still fight.

To stand in the presence of God, that is what the Gospel is. The Gospel is not primarily about forgiveness. It’s not primarily about good feelings. It’s not primarily about power. All those things are byproducts, sparks. It’s primarily about the presence of God.

The doctrine of grace and redemption keeps us from seeing any person or situation as hopeless.