Walking with God doesn't lead to God's favor; God's favor leads to walking with God.

The gospel is for the defeated, not the dominant.

Christian growth doesn't happen by first behaving better, but by believing better--believi ng in bigger, deeper, brighter ways what Christ has already secured for sinners.

I got my first tennis racket on my seventh birthday. And because we had a tennis court in our backyard, I played every day. By ten I was playing competitively.

Rest assured: Before God, the righteousness of Christ is all we need; before God, the righteousness of Christ is all we have.

God wants every local church to be the first place people think to go when they've really messed up...not the last.

The grace of God sets us free from a life of perfection, performing, and pretending.