Legalism says God will love us if we change. The gospel says God will change us because He loves us.

The good news of the gospel [for sufferers] is not an exhortation from above to 'hang on at all costs,' or 'grin and bear it' in the midst of hardship. No, the good news is that God is hanging on to you, and in the end, when all is said and done, the power of God will triumph over every pain and loss.

The focus of the Christian faith is not our morality; it is Jesus, who died for our immorality.

When you don't have anything to lose, you discover something wonderful: you're free to take great risks without fear or reservation.

Even one who has been to God a million times with the same problem need not fear exhausting the grace of God.

My daily sins require daily distribution of God's grace. In that sense, it never ceases to surprise me because I don't deserve any of it. I mean, I deserve to be locked in a cage and for God to throw away the key.

I had turned personal validation into my primary source of meaning and value, so that without it I was miserable and depressed.