[T]he main problem in life is sin, and the only solution is God and his grace. The alternative to this view is to identify something besides sin as the main problem with the world and something besides God as the main remedy. That demonizes something that is not completely bad, and makes an idol out of something that cannot be the ultimate good.

To fail to pray, then, is not to merely break some religious rule- it is a failure to treat God as God.

Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community - the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.

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

If you're a Christian how do you deal with stress without Jesus? You don't.

Covenant community is like air. We don't miss it until we need it.

The essence of Christian obedience is not do’s and don’ts but personal allegiance to Jesus.