I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.

So live in the light of the resurrection and renewal of this world, and of yourself, in a glorious, never-ending, joyful dance of grace.

If we give God things in hope that they'll earn us blessings, we're really not doing anything for him. It's for ourselves.

If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.

In every other religion the indicative flows from the imperative. Which means, ‘because I do, therefore I am... because I do this, therefore I’m a child of God.’ But only in Christianity does the imperative flow from the indicative. ‘Because I am in Christ all these things, therefore I obey.’ Exactly the opposite.

Christians don't believe that goodness gets you to heaven. Christians believe it's exhausting to rely on your own goodness to please God.

If God exists then every good endeavor, even the simplest ones, pursued in response to God's calling can matter forever.