To take a person out of slavery takes an instant. To take slavery out of a person takes a process.

It takes both spouses to say, "My self-centeredness is the main problem in my marriage" to have a great marriage.

Like a baby learning language, we learn how to communicate with God by listening to His words first.

In the christian view, the ultimate evidence for the existence of God is Jesus Christ. If there is a God, we characters in his play have to hope that he put some information about himself in the play. But Christians believe he did more than give us information. He wrote himself into the play as the main character in history, when Jesus was born in a manger and rose from the dead.

God will only give you what you would have asked for if you knew everything he knows

Those who believe they have pleased God by the quality of their devotion and moral goodness naturally feel that they and their group deserve deference and power over others. The God of Jesus and the prophets, however, saves completely by grace. He cannot be manipulated by religious and moral performance--he can only be reached through repentance, through the giving up of power. If we are saved by sheer grace we can only become grateful, willing servants of God and of everyone around us.

I hate the moment when suddenly my anger turns into tears