The gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.

A life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good.

Sin is the despairing refusal to find your deepest identity in your relationship and service to God.

Success and suffering will either darken your heart or make you wise, but they won't leave you where you were.

The most liberating act of free, unconditional grace demands that the recipient give up control of his or her life.

Love without truth is sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws. Truth without love is harshness; it gives us information but in such a way that we cannot really hear it.

The story of Jesus changes our lives because it is true.