My job is not to show my children that I'm the man, but to show them that Christ is the man.

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

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

There are a still lot of people in today's church who can easily identify the idolatry outside the church and are pretty proud of the fact that they are not like them. And yet, we are far too slow to recognize the idolatry inside the church and more painfully, the idolatry inside our hearts.

Christmas is the beachhead of God’s campaign against sin and sadness, darkness and death, fear and frustration.

What I'm most deeply grateful for is that God's love for us, approval of us, and commitment to us does not ride on our resolve but on Jesus' resolve for us. The gospel is the good news announcing Jesus' infallible devotion to us despite our inconsistent devotion to Him. The gospel is not a command to hang on to Jesus; it's a promise that no matter how weak and unsuccessful our faith and efforts may be, God is always holding on to us.

The truth is that when it comes to suffering, if we do not go to our graves in confusion, we will not go to our graves trusting. Explanations are a substitute for trust.