It takes all sorts of people to make the underworld.
Ministry to the poor is a crucial sign that we believe the gospel.
God sees us as we are, loves us as we are, and accepts us as we are. But by His grace, He does not leave us as we are.
The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.
God looks at the anxious and says, I tore my Son to shreds for you, and you're afraid I will not give you what you need?
The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God's will to mine, but to mold my will into His.
You don't fall in love. You commit to it.
The good man is the man who, no matter how morally unworthy he has been, is moving to become better.
We are all so afraid, we are all so alone, we all so need from the outside the assurance of our own worthiness to exist.
It's painful, man, for my daughters to say they're scared of me.
Marriage. . . is still the imperfect institution it must remain while women continue to be ill-educated, passive, and subservient.