“We are not saved by good deeds; we are saved for good deeds. Jesus transforms us to transform others.”

“There is no single effort more radical in its potential for saving the world than a transformation of the way we raise our children.”

“Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.”

“True love of others, according to Jesus, flows out of a love of God. The service of our lives flow out of the loving relationship we have with God. Too often we desire our service to create a loving relationship with God. Yet God does not seek after us because of any good deeds we have done.”

“I swear, every person I know gets far more satisfaction from doing good deeds than receiving them. Maybe that’s the whole point in the end, all of us putting up with good deeds, tolerating them as best we can, counting the minutes until we have the opportunity to reciprocate.”

“When we ask God to transform those who oppose us, we are also asking God to transform us.”