To fear the Lord is to be overwhelmed with wonder before the greatness of God and his love.

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.

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

Legalism is looking to something besides Jesus Christ in order to be acceptable and clean before God.

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

Only in Jesus Christ do we see how the untamable, infinite God can become a baby and a loving Savior. On the cross we see how both the love and the holiness of God can be fulfilled at once.

While we want doubts to give way to faith, we should be merciful and patient with those who are still in a doubt-troubled place.