The future is already won, and the more hostile the culture, the easier it is to communicate the difference of Christianity.

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

The key to continual and deeper spiritual renewal and revival is the continual re-discovery of the gospel.

The gospel is an exclusive truth but it's the most inclusive exclusive truth in the world.

It's impossible to have met the real Jesus and be indifferent. You either bow down in wonder OR go away offended.

While the difference between a bad sermon and a good sermon is mainly the responsibility of the preacher, the difference between good preaching and great preaching lies mainly in the work of the Holy Spirit. . . . We should do the work it takes to make our communication good and leave it up to God how and how often he makes it great for the listener.

God's Kingdom is "present in its beginnings, but still future in its fullness. This guards us from an under-realized eschatology (expecting no change now) and an over-realized eschatology (expecting all change now). In this stage, we embrace the reality that while we're not yet what we will be, we're also no longer what we used to be.