Jesus's teaching consistently attracted the irreligious while offending the Bible-believing , religious people of his day.

You won't be able to change the world, yourself, anything, if you don't change yourself inwardly, deeply, enduringly.

...the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less.

Important reminder: It's not fair of you to demand more proof of Christians for their beliefs than you demand for your own.

A common vision can unite people of very different temperaments.

A life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good.

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