If your friends never make you uncomfortable. You don't have friends. You have fans.
Would your city weep if your church did not exist?
God doesn't want your crises-mode promises.
You don't measure your maturity by comparing yourself with others. You judge maturity by comparing yourself to Jesus.
We should never intentionally offend, but if you follow Jesus, you will offend religious people.
Worry is worthless. It can't change the past or control the future. It only spoils the moment.