Jesus does not just bring good news; he is the good news.

One of the most frequent responses I get from non-Christian readers is: 'I'm not sure I agree with all this, but I must say this is the first book I've read by a Christian that didn't treat me like I was an idiot.'

A faith without some doubts is like a human body with no antobodies in it. People who blithely go through life too busy or indifferent to ask the hard questions about why they believe as they do will find themselves defenseless against either the experience of tragedy or the probing questions of a smart skeptic. A person's faith can collapse almost overnight if she failed over the years to listen patiently to her own doubts, which should only be discarded after long reflection.

The reason the stone was rolled away on Jesus's tomb was not so that Jesus could get out, but so that we could get in.

Anything can serve as a counterfeit god, especially the very best things in life.

It is remarkable that in all of his writings Paul's prayers for his friends contain no appeals for changes in their circumstances.

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