Prayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not.

The image of God carries with it the right not to be mistreated or harmed.... Regardless of their record or character, all human beings have an irreducible glory and significance to them, because God loves them.... So we must treasure each and every human being as a way of showing due respect for the majesty of their owner and Creator.

The purpose of Jesus's coming is to put the whole world right, to renew and restore the creation, not to escape it.

Jesus's miracles are not just a challenge to our minds, but a promise to our hearts, that the world we all want is coming.

...Singles, too, must see the penultimate status of marriage. If single Christians don't develop a deeply fulfilling love relationship with Jesus, they will put too much pressure on their DREAM of marriage, and that will create pathology in their lives as well.

We are called not simply to communicate the gospel to nonbelievers; we must also intentionally celebrate the gospel before them.

Jesus warns people far more often about greed than about sex, yet almost no one thinks they are guilty of it.