“Moralism doesn't produce morality; it produces immorality.”

“The ironic thing about legalism is that it not only doesn't make people work harder, it makes them give up. Moralism doesn't produce morality; rather, it produces immorality.”

“God's capacity to forgive is greater than our capacity to sin; while our sin reaches far, God's grace reaches farther. It's a message revealing the radical contrast between the sinful heart of mankind and the gracious heart of mankind's Creator.”

“The cross [is] the ultimate statement of God's involvement in the world on this side of heaven.”

“Whether it's a Christian or a non-Christian, there's nothing like suffering to show us how small, needy, and not in control we are. Suffering has a way of sobering us up to the realization that we can't make it on our own, that we need help, that we're broken.”

“...this culture of mandatory happiness actually promotes dishonesty and more suffering.”

“Information is seldom enough to heal a wounded heart.”