Jesus warns people far more often about greed than about sex, yet almost no one thinks they are guilty of it.

The main problem in the Christian life is that we have not thought out the deep implications of the gospel, we have not 'used' the gospel in and on all parts of our life.

Your feelings come from where you find your hope. Where is your happiness and your significance?

Prayer is continuing a conversation that God has started through his Word and his grace, which eventually becomes a full encounter with him.

We've got at least two other streams of that are filled with good, helpful material on meditation - the Catholic stream and the Quaker stream that are not primarily based on meditating on the Scripture.

To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God. It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.

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