If there is a God, you owe him far more than a morally decent life.

The sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.

The goal of prayer is not just the sharing of our ideas, but also of ourselves.

If we pick out which parts of the Bible we dislike, we actually have a god we've created. How can that god ever call you out on anything?

If your fundamental is a man dying on the cross for his enemies, if the very heart of your self-image and your religion is a man praying for his enemies as he died for them, sacrificing for them, loving them - if that sinks into your heart of hearts, it's going to produce the kind of life that the early Christians produced. The most inclusive possible life out of the most exclusive possible claim - and that is this is the truth. But what is the truth? The truth is a God become weak, loving and dying for the people who opposed him, dying forgiving them.

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

Christ's resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.