Repentance out of mere fear is really sorrow for the consequences of sin, sorrow over the danger of sin — it bends the will away from sin, but the heart still clings. But repentance out of conviction over mercy is really sorrow over sin, sorrow over the grievousness of sin — it melts the heart away from sin. It makes the sin itself disgusting to us, so it loses its attractive power over us. We say, ‘this disgusting thing is an affront to the one who died for me. I’m continuing to stab him with it!’

All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.

We need to remember that we are saved by grace when we fail. But we need to remember it much more when we succeed.

The more you see your own flaws and sins, the more precious, electrifying, and amazing God’s grace appears to you.

Within this Christian vision for marriage, here's what it means to fall in love. It is to look at another person and get a glimpse of the person God is creating, and to say, "I see who God is making you, and it excites me! I want to be part of that. I want to partner with you and God in the journey you are taking to his throne."

The life of faith is not the perfect life; it is the life which clings on to what God has said he will do.

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