Repentance keeps sin from condemning us because Jesus died and scorned the shame.

My desire as a Christian pastor is to see churches raised up as communities of grace ruled by Jesus and led by his gloriously masculine men who work their jobs, eat their meat, drink their beer, romance their wives, study their Bible, and raise their kids in glory and joy

I have noticed that people tend to stop maturing when they start self-medicating. Everyone has very tough seasons of life, but by persevering through them we have an opportunity to mature and grow as people. Those who self-medicate...often thwart maturity as they escape the tough seasons of life rather than face them.

Who you think you are is what compels you to do what you do!

Much of spirituality today is an effort to change God to suit us. But he's not going to become more like us, we need to become more like him.

Repentance keeps sin from condemning us because Jesus died and scorned the shame.

You don't need to beat yourself up in order to make God love you. Jesus already took your beating.