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

What an opportunity we have to be a community....A community where there are models.

Jesus is not your accuser. He’s not your prosecutor. He’s not your judge. He’s your friend and your rescuer. Like Zacchaeus, just spend time with Jesus. Don’t hide from him in shame or reject him in self-righteousness. Don’t allow the opinions of other people to shape your concept of him. Get to know him for yourself, and let the goodness of God change you from the inside out.

Once you savor God's goodness, sin holds no lasting appeal.

Don't cheapen Jesus's sacrifice by trying to pay him back

A father doesn't say, 'Don't go that way.' He says, 'ome follow me.'

Sometimes we are outright rude when we interact with people. We meet a gay guy or a couple living together, and we think we have the obligation and right to warn them what God thinks about their sexuality on our first meeting. As if their sex life is the first thing on God's agenda.It's not.Love is. Grace is. Mercy is. Jesus is.