Christians tend to motivate others with guilt. We tend to say: You would do this if you were really committed Christians, indicating that we are committed and all that is needed is for others to become as good as we are! This is why so many churches quench the motivation of people for ministry. In our shoes, Paul would say: Remember the grace God has showered on you—what does living out and enjoying that grace look like in this situation?

Christianity offers not merely a consolation but a restoration - not just of the life we had but of the life we always wanted but never achieved. And because the joy will be even greater for all that evil, this means the final defeat of all those forces that would have destroyed the purpose of God in creation, namely, to live with his people in glory and delight forever.

Only with time do we really learn who the other person is and come to love the person for him- or herself and not just for the feelings and experiences they give us.

If you aren't constantly astonished at God's grace in your solitude, there's no way it can happen in public.

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

The essence of forgiveness is absorbing pain instead of giving it.

No one is so good that they don’t need the grace of the gospel, nor so bad that they can’t receive the grace of the gospel.