Reason can get you to probability, but only commitment can get you to certainty.

One of the signs that you may not grasp the unique, radical nature of the gospel is that you are certain that you do.

God relentlessly offers his grace to people who do not deserve it, or seek it, or even appreciate it after they have been saved by it.

The Gospel is news of what God has done to reach us. It is not advice about what we must do to reach God.

In a smaller church your pastoring sets up your preaching. In a larger church your preaching sets up your pastoring.

A church must be more deeply and practically committed to deeds of compassion and social justice than traditional liberal churches and more deeply and practically committed to evangelism and conversion than traditional fundamentalist churches. This kind of church is profoundly counter-intuitive to American observers. It breaks their ability to categorize (and dismiss) it as liberal or conservative. Only this kind of church has any chance in the non-Christian west.

Believers should acknowledge and wrestle with doubts... It is no longer sufficient to hold beliefs just because you inherited them.