But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God.

The reason the stone was rolled away on Jesus's tomb was not so that Jesus could get out, but so that we could get in.

God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.

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

Most people in the world believe that if there is a God, you relate to God by being good. Most religions are based on that principle, though there are a million different variations on it...But they all have the same logic: If I perform, if I obey, I’m accepted. The gospel of Jesus is not only different from that but diametrically opposed to it: I’m fully accepted in Jesus Christ, and therefore I obey.

Generosity is not only about money. There is more than one currency. Let your generosity be pervasive in life.

Jesus smashed two of the rich young ruler's assumptions: Christianity is something you can ADD and something you can DO.