The Bible is meant to be down-to-earth. It was written for real people facing real issues.

Jesus didn’t care about the scandal. He cared about the scandalous.

We need a bigger estimation of God and a smaller estimation of sin.

It’s interesting how people try to redefine God to their liking. They bring him down to their level so they can understand him, then they reject him because he is too much like them.

Our righteousness doesn't depend on our present performance but on Jesus' finished performance.

That’s how we often react when grace comes at us. It’s awkward. God offers us something that’s too good to be true—unearned, unmerited, total forgiveness—and we stand there, stiff and uncomfortable, waiting for the embrace to stop so we can get back to the business of earning our way into heaven. We need to embrace grace. We need to learn how to hug back.

When we meet grace, it becomes the fuel of our faith. We pray, we read our Bibles, we worship and we live the purest lifestyle we can because we love a person.