A Christian is somebody whose eyes have been opened, who admits that Jesus is not what you expected, but he’s what you need.

Everyone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way.

Only if you are part of a community of believers seeking to resemble, serve, and love Jesus will you ever get to know him and grow into his likeness.

It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.

If we have not seen our sin and sought radical forgiveness from God, we will be unable to forgive and to seek the good of those who have wronged us.

Marriage does not so much bring you into confrontation with your spouse as confront you with yourself.

Because sin is not just breaking the rules, it is putting yourself in the place of God as Savior, Lord, and Judge just as each son sought to displace the authority of the father in his own life.