“In a post-Christian, skeptical age, love on display is the most convincing apologetic.”

“Without love even the most radical devotion to God is of no value to Him. Let me make sure that sinks in… You can gain all the spiritual gifts in the world. You can take the most radical steps of obedience. You can share every meal with the homeless in your city. You can memorize the book of Leviticus. You can pray each morning for four hours like Martin Luther. But if what you do does not flow out of a heart of love - a heart that does those things because it genuinely desires to do them - it is ultimately worthless to God.”

“Paul said that it is only as we are overwhelmed at the glory of Christ's sacrifice for us that we are transformed into glory ourselves-the glory of people who serve God because they crave God and who do righteousness because they love righteousness.”

“Being able to articulate the gospel with accuracy is one thing; having its truth captivate your soul is quite another.”

“Gospel change is the Spirit of God using the story of God to make the beauty of God come alive in our hearts”

“My identity and my security are not in my spiritual progress. My identity and my security are in God’s acceptance of me given as a gift in Christ.”

“When something becomes so important to you that it drives your behavior and commands your emotions, you are worshipping it.”