Christianity teaches that, contra fatalism, suffering is overwhelming; contra Buddhism, suffering is real; contra karma, suffering is often unfair; but contra secularism, suffering is meaningful. There is a purpose to it, and if faced rightly, it can drive us like a nail deep into the love of God and into more stability and spiritual power than you can imagine.

The greatness of prayer is nothing but an extension of the greatness and glory of God in our lives To fail to pray, then, is not to merely break some religious rule - it is a failure to treat God as God. It is a sin against his glory

When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.

We must not settle for an informed mind without an engaged heart.

It is no more narrow to claim that one religion is right than to claim that one way to think about all religions is right.

The irreligious don't repent at all and the religious only repent of sins. But Christians repent of their wrongfully placed righteousness.

Hell is having to execute a pointless act from which nothing ever comes except the need to do it again.