Jesus took the tree of death so you could have the tree of life.

This is the humbling truth that lies at the heart of Christianity. We love to be our own saviors. Our hearts love to manufacture glory for themselves. So we find messages of self-salvation extremely attractive, whether they are religious (Keep these rules and you earn eternal blessing) or secular (Grab hold of these things and you’ll experience blessing now).

The best people often have terrible lives. Job is one example, and Jesus—the ultimate ‘Job,’ the only truly, fully innocent sufferer — is another.

If you seek to serve people more than to gain power, you will not only serve people, you will gain influence.

Christianity is not just for the strong; it's for everyone.

We tend to see God as a means through which we get things to make us happy. For most of us, He has not become our happiness.

When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.