Christmas is telling you that you could never get to heaven on your own. God had to come to you.

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

Idols are often good things that we have made into ultimate things.

There's nothing that makes you more miserable (or less interesting) than self-absorption .

Public faith means going public with what’s in your heart, with humility and respect for others, as we speak of the truth of the gospel.

You should not begin to pray for all you want until you realize that in God you have all you need.

Jesus's miracles are not just a challenge to our minds, but a promise to our hearts, that the world we all want is coming.