God’s grace does not come to people who morally outperform others, but to those who admit their failure to perform and who acknowledge their need for a Savior.

Marriage does not so much bring you into confrontation with your spouse as confront you with yourself.

Mercy and forgiveness must be free and unmerited to the wrongdoer. If the wrongdoer has to do something to merit it, then it isn’t mercy, but forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness.

The essence of Christian obedience is not do’s and don’ts but personal allegiance to Jesus.

Prayer is both conversation and encounter with God.

The church does not simply have a missions department; it should wholly exist to be a mission.

If you're avoiding sin and living morally so that God will have to bless you and save you, then you may be looking to Jesus as a teacher, model, and helper, but ironically you are avoiding him as Savior. You are trusting in your own goodness rather than in Jesus for your standing with God.