Suffering can refine us rather than destroy us because God himself walks with us in the fire.

People only get in the afterlife what they have most wanted-either to have God as Savior and Master or to be their own Saviors and Masters.

Prayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not.

Without the gospel we hate ourselves instead of our sin. Without the gospel we’re motivated through all sorts of awful fear and pride to change and it doesn’t really change our hearts; it just restrains our hearts.

It's important to remember the Gospel is a story; not a set of bullet points.

The cross is the place where we find the freedom to accept ourselves without being proud and to challenge ourselves without being crushed.

We're far worse than we ever imagined, and far more loved than we could ever dream.