I never had an intellectual struggle with the Bible, with the gospel, with the claims of Christ.

Explanations are a substitute for trust.

The law demands that we do it all; the gospel declares that Jesus paid it all.

God's capacity to forgive is greater than our capacity to sin; while our sin reaches far, God's grace reaches farther. It's a message revealing the radical contrast between the sinful heart of mankind and the gracious heart of mankind's Creator.

When it comes to engaging and influencing culture, too many Christians think too highly of political activism.

I was spending too much time thinking about how I was doing, if I was learning everything I was supposed to be learning during this difficult season, whether I was doing it right or not, taking my spiritual pulse, etc - my inner lawyer was working overtime.

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