Prayer-though it is often draining, even an agony-is in the long term the greatest source of power that is possible.

Every religion has a prophet who is pointing people to God. Jesus is the only one who says, 'I am God, and I am coming to find you.'

Careful obedience to God’s law may serve as a strategy for rebelling against God

The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life. The Bible’s purpose is to show you how God’s grace breaks into your life against your will and saves you from the sin and brokenness otherwise you would never be able to overcome… religion is ‘if you obey, then you will be accepted’. But the Gospel is, ‘if you are absolutely accepted, and sure you’re accepted, only then will you ever begin to obey’. Those are two utterly different things. Every page of the Bible shows the difference.

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

If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.

Adam wasn't lonely because he was imperfect but because he was perfect. The ache for friends is not the result of sin.