The lifeblood of Christianity is not our persistence in moving toward God but God's persistence in moving toward us.

Information is seldom enough to heal a wounded heart.

If you have suffered the loss of a family member to chronic disease, if you suffer debilitating seasons of depression, if you have lost your job and livelihood, gone through a divorce that came out of the blue, know that God is not punishing you. He is not waiting for you to do something.

Because of Jesus the sin we cannot forget God does not remember.

Don't get me wrong - what we do is important. But it is infinitely less important than what Jesus has done for us.

When I was 25, I believed I could change the world. At 41, I have come to the realization that I cannot change my wife, my church, or my kids, to say nothing of the world. Try as I might, I have not been able to manufacture outcomes the way I thought I could, either in my own life or other people's.

If we read the Bible asking first, 'What would Jesus do?' instead of asking 'What has Jesus done?' we’ll miss the good news that alone can set us free.