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

I wonder if we have a lot of sons running around saying, "I want a Dad." But you won't abide in anyone.

God transforms us one area at a time.

When you look in the eyes of grace, when you meet grace, when you embrace grace, when you see the nail prints in grace’s hands and the fire in his eyes, when you feel his relentless love for you - it will not motivate you to sin. It will motivate you to righteousness.

We need to abandon our scale and adopt God's because our misguided labels keep us from the right kind of interaction with people.

Responsibility is good for your soul

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.