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

Suffering dispels the illusion that we have the strength and competence to rule our own lives and save ourselves.

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

There is a joy available that the deepest grief cannot put out. No circumstance or person can take away the joy God gives.

I am so bad that He had to die. I am so loved that He was glad to die.

Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.

Grace is the free, unmerited favor of God, working powerfully on the mind and heart to change lives.