Jesus Christ as only an example will crush you. You'll never be able to live up to it. But Jesus Christ as the Lamb will save you.

Idols are often good things that we have made into ultimate things.

Forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness. To not retaliate is to absorb the cost.

God loves and defends those with the least economic and social power, and so should we.

We must go back again and again to the Gospel of Christ crucified, so that our hearts are more deeply gripped by the reality of what He did and who we are in Him.

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

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.