The rich brother needs to let the gospel humble him while the poor brother needs to let the gospel affirm him.

Sin is not just breaking the rules, it is putting yourself in the place of God as Savior, Lord, and Judge… There are two ways to be your own Savior and Lord. One is by breaking all the moral laws and setting your own course, and one is by keeping all the moral laws and being very, very good.

Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel. Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.

All forms of love are necessary, and none are to be ignored, but all of us find some forms of love to be more emotionally valuable to us. They are a currency that we find particularly precious, a language that delivers the message of love to our hearts with the most power. Some types of love are more thrilling and fulfilling to us when we receive them.

The only person who dares wake up a king at 3:00 AM for a glass of water is a child. We have that kind of access

Love is counting someone else’s needs and interests as more important than your own needs or interests or comfort.

Suffering is actually at the heart of the Christian story.