If your fundamental is a man dying on the cross for his enemies, if the very heart of your self-image and your religion is a man praying for his enemies as he died for them, sacrificing for them, loving them - if that sinks into your heart of hearts, it's going to produce the kind of life that the early Christians produced. The most inclusive possible life out of the most exclusive possible claim - and that is this is the truth. But what is the truth? The truth is a God become weak, loving and dying for the people who opposed him, dying forgiving them.

Prayer-though it is often draining, even an agony-is in the long term the greatest source of power that is possible.

There is a direct relationship between a person's grasp and experience of God's grace, and his or her heart for justice and the poor.

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.'

No one is so good that they don’t need the grace of the gospel, nor so bad that they can’t receive the grace of the gospel.

We should let Scripture interpret us more than we interpret Scripture.

Christians don't believe that goodness gets you to heaven. Christians believe it's exhausting to rely on your own goodness to please God.