A sense of Jesus’ absence might be a sign of his presence- a sign that he’s working already in your life.

If you wait until your motives are pure and unselfish before you do something, you will wait forever.

Rejoicing and repentance must go together. Repentance without rejoicing will lead to despair. Rejoicing without repentance is shallow and will only provide passing inspiration instead of deep change.

God's salvation does not come in response to a changed life. A changed life comes in response to the salvation, offered as a free gift.

Jesus does not divide the world into the moral "good guys" and the immoral "bad guys". He shows us that everyone is dedicated to a project of self-salvation, to using God and others in order to get power and control for themselves. We are just going about it in different ways. Even though both sons are wrong, however, the father cares for them and invites them both back into his love and feast.

Religious people find God useful. Gospel people find him beautiful.

The more you see your own flaws and sins, the more precious, electrifying, and amazing God’s grace appears to you.