Pride is that which claims to be the author of what is really a gift.

While the difference between a bad sermon and a good sermon is mainly the responsibility of the preacher, the difference between good preaching and great preaching lies mainly in the work of the Holy Spirit. . . . We should do the work it takes to make our communication good and leave it up to God how and how often he makes it great for the listener.

Religion operates on the principle 'I obey-therefore I am accepted by God.' But the operating principle of the gospel is 'I am accepted by God through what Christ has done-therefore I obey.'

The Gospel is news of what God has done to reach us. It is not advice about what we must do to reach God.

True citizens of the heavenly city are the best residents of the earthly city.

Our Christian hope is that we are going to live with Christ in a new earth, where there is not only no more death, but where life is what it was always meant to be.

The goal of prayer is not just the sharing of our ideas, but also of ourselves.