Grace is not just about forgiveness but about life.

The core of the person is what he or she loves, and that is bound up with what they worship - that insight recalibrates the radar for cultural analysis. The rituals and practices that form our loves spill out well beyond the sanctuary. Many secular liturgies are trying to get us to love some other kingdom and some other gods.

As we mature in Christ, it is actually possible to outgrow fear.

Discipleship is the process of becoming who Jesus would be if he were you.

Our relations with others are not external. They enter into our very identity. And that's why people struggle with them so.

The Bible, of course, is not a theology book. It is certainly not a philosophy book. So we have to derive the meaning of terms from the context in use.

Make disciples. Surround them in the reality of the Trinity in a fellowship of disciples. Teach them to do everything Jesus says.