To say doctrine doesn't matter, only how you live matters, is itself a doctrine. It's the doctrine of salvation by works.

A god of less wrath than the God of the Bible is necessarily a god of less love. His anger is a product of his love.

The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.

Love without truth is sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws. Truth without love is harshness; it gives us information but in such a way that we cannot really hear it.

Prayer turns theology into experience.

As long as we think we are not that bad, the idea of grace will never change us.

It takes both spouses to say, "My self-centeredness is the main problem in my marriage" to have a great marriage.