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.

Legalistic remorse says, "I broke God's rules," while real repentance says, "I broke God's heart."

Easter means that Christmas worked.

The best people often have terrible lives. Job is one example, and Jesus—the ultimate ‘Job,’ the only truly, fully innocent sufferer — is another.

Real love, the Bible says, instinctively desires permanence.

The greatness of prayer is nothing but an extension of the greatness and glory of God in our lives To fail to pray, then, is not to merely break some religious rule - it is a failure to treat God as God. It is a sin against his glory

Faith is not opposed to reason, but it is sometimes opposed to feelings and appearances.