Prayer is both conversation and encounter with God.

The world says you are loved because of what you do. Jesus says you can now do all things because you are loved.

It is because of the doctrine of judgment and hell that Jesus' proclamations of grace and love are so astounding.

For every one look at your sins, take five looks at your Savior.

If you have money, power, and status today, it is due to the century and place in which you were born, to your talents and capacities and health, none of which you earned. In short, all your resources are in the end the gift of God.

Prayer can be simple, but it's not easy. Nothing great is.

The gospel has two parts. It has the part that says you're a sinner, and it has the part that says you're loved and accepted.