Love is not merely an affection of the heart or an attitude of the will; it is also the action of a person’s life. True love comes to expression in practical, often sacrificial deeds of service.– Phil Ryken in Loving Jesus More
It is only when we have a deep sense of our own personal sin against God that we fully grasp the wonder of his grace for us in Jesus Christ.– Phil Ryken in Loving Jesus More
The more trouble we have seeing Jesus, the more we wander into foolish thinking. The consequences are devastating: sinful patterns of self-indulgence, angry conflicts with other people, and bitter thoughts about ourselves as well as others. If these are some of the struggles that we have – habitual sin, broken relationships, self-loathing – then we must not be seeing the love of Jesus the way that God wants us to see it.
– Phil Ryken in Loving Jesus More
Brian J. Mikul 