When people say, "God is love," I think they mean that love is extremely important, or that God really wants us to love. But in Christian conception, God really has love as his essence.

If you have to run away from something that used to be an idol, you're actually still enslaved by it. It's still controlling you.

Prayer is both conversation and encounter with God.

Honor the image of God. Human beings are not accidents, but creations.

The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.

People are messy; therefore, relationships will be messy. Don't be surprised by messiness.

Our moral efforts are too feeble and falsely motivated to ever merit salvation.