“His mercy, not our merits, make[s] us his.”

“Jesus does not love any child (young or old) because the child is good. Jesus loves his children because he is good.”

“Because I am united to Christ, Gods love for me is not as variable as my loyalty to him. God will not love me more because I do better. He will not love me less because I stumble. His love is based...”

“Grace unfolds on every page [of Scripture]: Gods long march through the history of human rebellion and ruin to reach us with the love of his Son; the Saviors humble service, sinless life, sacrifici...”

“Grace is never out of view. Grace secures our relationship with God despite our sin. Grace maintains our forgiveness despite the inadequacies of our repentance. Grace filters the consequences of si...”

“God has given his law so that we will experience, not earn, the good he intends for our lives.”

“You can't get too far into the Gospels without noticing that Jesus made a pretty lousy apologist.”

“True spirituality is "the place where desperation meets Jesus.”

“In Jesus the full meaning of peace is revealed: he gave peace, made peace and is our peace (Jn. 14:27; Eph. 2:14f.).”