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

If Christianity is really true it will be offending and correcting you somewhere.

Faith in God's promises means not always following the expected, rational path.

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.

We are free to fight sin, and free to win; but we must still fight.

Jesus was much more interested in the quality of the people's response to him than in the quantity of the crowd.

Christmas is an invitation by God to say: Look what I've done to come near to you. Now draw near to me...I want to be a friend.