If anything becomes more fundamental than God to your happiness, meaning of life, and identity then it is an idol.

Christianity offers not merely a consolation but a restoration - not just of the life we had but of the life we always wanted but never achieved. And because the joy will be even greater for all that evil, this means the final defeat of all those forces that would have destroyed the purpose of God in creation, namely, to live with his people in glory and delight forever.

Suffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you.

At the cross, we see the worst that sin can do, as humanity - of which each one of us is a part - crucified the Lord. But at the cross, we also see that the most that sin can do cannot thwart God's salvation.

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

The goal of prayer is not just the sharing of our ideas, but also of ourselves.

We are called not simply to communicate the gospel to nonbelievers; we must also intentionally celebrate the gospel before them.