If our identity is in our work, rather than Christ, success will go to our heads, and failure will go to our hearts.

Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone, since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.

It is one thing to say that science is only equipped to test for natural causes and cannot speak to any others. It is quite another to insist that science proves that no other causes could possibly exist. . . . There would be no experimental model for testing the statement: 'No supernatural cause for any natural phenomenon is possible.' It is therefore a philosophical presupposition and not a scientific finding.

The gospel destroys pride because it tells us we are so lost that Jesus had to die for us.

Christmas is telling you that you could never get to heaven on your own. God had to come to you.

The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.

Many times people think if God has called you to something, he's promising you success. He might be calling you to fail to prepare you for something else through the failure.