Our need for worth is so powerful that whatever we base our identity and value on we essentially 'deify.' We will look to it with all the passion and intensity of worship and devotion, even if we think ourselves as highly irreligious.

As things are brought back under Christ's rule and authority, they are restored to health, beauty, and freedom.

Putting our faith in Christ is not about trying harder; it means transferring our trust away from ourselves and resting in him.

The only love that won’t disappoint you is one that can’t change, that can’t be lost, that is not based on the ups and downs of life or of how well you live. It is something that not even death can take away from you. God’s love is the only thing like that.

Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community - the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.

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

Prayer can be simple, but it's not easy. Nothing great is.