The Gospel is news of what God has done to reach us. It is not advice about what we must do to reach God.

Truth is more important, freedom is more complex, and Jesus is more liberating than you think.

Sin is not just breaking the rules, it is putting yourself in the place of God as Savior, Lord, and Judge… There are two ways to be your own Savior and Lord. One is by breaking all the moral laws and setting your own course, and one is by keeping all the moral laws and being very, very good.

It’s a mistake to think that you must feel love to give it.

How could a good, all-powerful God allow suffering?

It seems almost oxymoronic to believe that this new idealism has led to a new pessimism about marriage, but that is exactly what has happened. In generations past there was far less talk about "compatibility" and finding the ideal soul mate. Today we are looking for someone who accepts us as we are and fulfills our desires, and this creates an unrealistic set of expectations that frustrates both the searchers and the searched for.

You won't be able to change the world, yourself, anything, if you don't change yourself inwardly, deeply, enduringly.