The resurrection makes Christianity the most irritating religion on the face of the earth.

What you do in secret tells you who your God is.

A rich, vibrant, consoling, hard-won prayer life is the one good that makes it possible to receive all other kinds of goods rightly and beneficially. [Paul] does not see prayer as merely a way to get things from God but as a way to get more of God himself.

Without immersion in God's words, our prayers may not be merely limited and shallow but also untethered from reality.

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

After creation God said, 'It is finished'-and he rested. After redemption Jesus said, 'It is finished'-and we can rest.

Religion: 'My identity is built on being a good person.' Gospel: 'My identity is not built on my record or my performance but on Christ's.'