Without the gospel we hate ourselves instead of our sin.

To take a person out of slavery takes an instant. To take slavery out of a person takes a process.

Suffering is actually at the heart of the Christian story.

A church must be more deeply and practically committed to deeds of compassion and social justice than traditional liberal churches and more deeply and practically committed to evangelism and conversion than traditional fundamentalist churches. This kind of church is profoundly counter-intuitive to American observers. It breaks their ability to categorize (and dismiss) it as liberal or conservative. Only this kind of church has any chance in the non-Christian west.

Friendship is a deep oneness that develops when two people, speaking the truth in love to one another, journey together to the same horizon.

You should not begin to pray for all you want until you realize that in God you have all you need.

If you try to add to God's salvation you subtract. If you try to add to God's salvation you subtract. If you try to merit God's salvation you haven't believed at all, even if you try to do a little bit.