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

You won't be able to change the world, yourself, anything, if you don't change yourself inwardly, deeply, enduringly.

Discipleship is not an option. Jesus says that if anyone would come after me, he must follow me.

Jesus Christ doesn’t just give us truths; he is the truth. Jesus Christ is the prophet to end all prophets. He gives us hard-copy words from God, truths on which we can build our lives, truths we have to submit to, truths we have to obey, and truths we have to build our lives on, but he himself is the truth.

While your character flaws may have created mild problems for other people, they will create major problems for your spouse and your marriage.

Faith journeys are never simply intellectual exercises.

Most people in the world believe that if there is a God, you relate to God by being good. Most religions are based on that principle, though there are a million different variations on it...But they all have the same logic: If I perform, if I obey, I’m accepted. The gospel of Jesus is not only different from that but diametrically opposed to it: I’m fully accepted in Jesus Christ, and therefore I obey.