If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that he said; if he didn't rise from the dead, then why worry about any of what he said? The issue on which everything hangs is not whether or not you like his teaching but whether or not he rose from the dead.

The only person who dares wake up a king at 3:00 AM for a glass of water is a child. We have that kind of access

We only fully grasp the gospel when we understand, as Paul did, that we are the worst sinner we know

In a smaller church your pastoring sets up your preaching. In a larger church your preaching sets up your pastoring.

Power, approval, comfort, and control are meta-idols that hold sway over our daily lives.

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.

Even if our own troubles are great, we should still serve. Jesus washed His disciples feet on the way to the cross.