The peace of God is not the absence of fear. It, in fact, is His presence.

The image of God carries with it the right not to be mistreated or harmed.... Regardless of their record or character, all human beings have an irreducible glory and significance to them, because God loves them.... So we must treasure each and every human being as a way of showing due respect for the majesty of their owner and Creator.

Every one of our sinful actions has a suicidal power on the faculties that put that action forth. When you sin with the mind, that sin shrivels the rationality. When you sin with the heart or the emotions, that sin shrivels the emotions. When you sin with the will, that sin destroys and dissolves your willpower and your self-control. Sin is the suicidal action of the self against itself. Sin destroys freedom because sin is an enslaving power.

Jesus asks for far more than you ever thought, but offers more than you ever dreamed.

When the world sees us doing evangelism, they just see us recruiting. When they see us doing justice, they see God's glory.

A god of less wrath than the God of the Bible is necessarily a god of less love. His anger is a product of his love.

Jesus cannot be just liked. His claims make us either kill him or crown him.