If you aren't constantly astonished at God's grace in your solitude, there's no way it can happen in public.

God’s grace does not come to people who morally outperform others, but to those who admit their failure to perform and who acknowledge their need for a Savior.

We think that idols are bad things, but that is almost never the case. The greater the good, the more likely we are to expect that it can satisfy our deepest needs and hopes. Anything can serve as a counterfeit god, especially the very best things in life.

All life-changing love is inconvenient.

People are messy; therefore, relationships will be messy. Don't be surprised by messiness.

God's grace and forgiveness, while free to the recipient, are always costly for the giver. From the earliest parts of the Bible, it was understood that God could not forgive without sacrifice. No one who is seriously wronged can “just forgive” the perpetrator.

We have to be careful not to elevate our preferences to moral standards and judge others by them. We only do so to feel superior.