Cities have more “image of God” per square inch than anywhere else, and so we must not idealize the country as somehow a more spiritual place than the city.

God's reckless grace is our greatest hope.

Proper wedding vows are more a promise of mutually binding future love than a declaration of your present love.

The gospel is not about choosing to follow advice; it's about being called to follow a King.

Prayer turns theology into experience.

If you have a small view of your sin, God's grace will be small to you.

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