To stand in the presence of God, that is what the Gospel is. The Gospel is not primarily about forgiveness. It’s not primarily about good feelings. It’s not primarily about power. All those things are byproducts, sparks. It’s primarily about the presence of God.

Through the person and work of Jesus Christ, God fully accomplishes salvation for us, rescuing us from judgment for sin into fellowship with him, and then restores the creation in which we can enjoy our new life together with him forever.

The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.

Just because you can't see or imagine a good reason why God might allow something to happen doesn't mean there can't be one.

Tolerance is not the absence of belief. Tolerance is how your beliefs teach you to treat other people

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

Faith journeys are never simply intellectual exercises.