Grace is unconditional acceptance given to an undeserving person by an unobligated giver.

The gospel brings things together. One of the great demonstration of the gospel's power is reconciliation. I've got friends who are surfers, doctors, lawyers, artists and entertainers. Some people are cool and some people are geeky. I look around at my friends and I think, only the gospel has the power to put together a friendship like this.

The biggest lie about grace that Satan wants the church to buy is the idea that it’s dangerous and therefore needs to be kept in check.

If you feel compelled to respond every time you're criticized it reveals just how much you've built your identity on being right.

The heart of the Christian faith is Good News, not good advice, good technique, or good behavior.

You see, the secret of the gospel is that we become more spiritually mature when we focus less on what we need to do for God and focus more on all that God has already done for us. The irony of the gospel is that we actually perform better as we grow in our understanding that our relationship with God is based on Christ's performance for us, not our performance for him.

Christianity is not "Jesus is our example." Christianity is "Jesus is our substitute."