Unless you point to the good news of God's grace people will not be able to bear the bad news of God's judgement.

The essence of forgiveness is absorbing pain instead of giving it.

We're far worse than we ever imagined, and far more loved than we could ever dream.

Not everyone is your brother or sister in the faith, but everyone is your neighbor, and you must love your neighbor.

Just because you can't see or imagine a good reason why God might allow something to happen doesn't mean there can't be one.

Happiness is a by-product of wanting something more than happiness-to be rightly related to God and our neighbor.

To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God. It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.