One of the most frequent responses I get from non-Christian readers is: 'I'm not sure I agree with all this, but I must say this is the first book I've read by a Christian that didn't treat me like I was an idiot.'

If we are deeply moved by the sight of his love for us, it detaches our hearts from other would-be saviors. We stop trying to redeem ourselves through our pursuits and relationships, because we are already redeemed. We stop trying to make others into saviors, because we have a Savior.

When you say, "Come in Jesus as my caregiver, stay out as my Lord," he can't. He's both.

Because of the Cross, God can be both just towards sin and yet mercifully justifying to sinners.

God will only give you what you would have asked for if you knew everything he knows

God sees us as we are, loves us as we are, and accepts us as we are. But by His grace, He does not leave us as we are.

The resurrection makes Christianity the most irritating religion on the face of the earth.