Gifts are abilities God gives us to meet the needs of others in Christ’s name.

Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.

The Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.

The peace of God is not the absence of fear. It, in fact, is His presence.

The gospel destroys pride because it tells us we are so lost that Jesus had to die for us.

When you forgive, that means you absorb the loss and the debt. You bear it yourself. All forgiveness, then, is costly.

I have long profited from Adele Ahlberg Calhoun's gifts in the field of spiritual development, and I am delighted that she has compiled her experience with spiritual disciplines into book form. I highly recommend it and I look forward to using it as a resource at our church.