We think that idols are bad things, but that is almost never the case. The greater the good, the more likely we are to expect that it can satisfy our deepest needs and hopes. Anything can serve as a counterfeit god, especially the very best things in life.

In the original language, 'Fear the Lord' doesn't mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.

The gospel is not about choosing to follow advice; it's about being called to follow a King.

What the heart most wants, the mind finds reasonable, the will finds doable, and the emotions find desirable.

Paul reminds us that in the Gospel we are both brought lower and raised higher than we can imagine.

The Gospel worldview equips the artist with a unique combination of optimism and realism about life.

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.