Life in this fallen world is to a great degree meaningless, our aspirations are constantly being frustrated, and sometimes the respectable people are oppressive and bigoted. And yet there is a Good that will triumph over Evil in the end. From a Christian perspective the problem with both kinds of stories is that they tend to blame problems on things besides sin and identify salvation in things besides God — and therefore are ultimately too simplistic.

Even if our own troubles are great, we should still serve. Jesus washed His disciples feet on the way to the cross.

Jesus is the author of faith, the provider of faith, and the object of faith.

Humility is so shy. If you begin talking about it, it leaves.

Without the gospel we hate ourselves instead of our sin.

Most churches make the mistake of selecting as leaders the confident, the competent, and the successful. But what you most need in a leader is someone who has been broken by the knowledge of his or her sin, and even greater knowledge of Jesus' costly grace

The future is already won, and the more hostile the culture, the easier it is to communicate the difference of Christianity.