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!’

Prayer is never just an emergency flare or desperate anxious gamble. God's attention is not based on our performance but parental love.

Prayer can be simple, but it's not easy. Nothing great is.

To truly become Christians we must also repent of the reasons we ever did anything right.

A life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good.

The gospel is not about choosing to follow advice; it's about being called to follow a King.

Just because you cannot realize your highest aspirations in work does not mean you have chosen wrongly, or are not called to your profession, or that you should spend your life looking for the perfect career that is devoid of frustration. ... You should expect to be regularly frustrated in your work even though you may be in exactly the right vocation.