Doing justice includes not only the righting of wrongs but generosity and social concern, especially toward the poor and vulnerable.

Life in this fallen world is to a great degree meaningless, our aspirations are constantly being frustrated, and sometimes the respectable people are oppressive and bigoted. And yet there is a Good that will triumph over Evil in the end. From a Christian perspective the problem with both kinds of stories is that they tend to blame problems on things besides sin and identify salvation in things besides God — and therefore are ultimately too simplistic.

We must have a strong inner life of fellowship and intimacy with Jesus if we are going to have a strong outer life of ministry

If you don't feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.

Prayer is never just an emergency flare or desperate anxious gamble. God's attention is not based on our performance but parental love.

Humility is so shy. If you begin talking about it, it leaves.

If we are not deliberately thinking about our culture and our context, we will be conformed to it without ever knowing.