Stop going to church everywhere and start belonging to church somewhere.

In essence, we are reconciled to reconcile.

While we lament the apparent injustice of pain and suffering, how often do we forget that every good thing in a fallen world is wholly a gift of God's mercy and grace.

I preach hard against that idea and plead with people to make war against sin. I tell them it's not going to be easy. Some people are meant to wrestle with their sin a long time before God brings them to freedom, but let's wrestle. Let's fight. Let's do something besides just complain.

Jesus doesn't avoid those who mess up. Jesus runs to those who mess up.

We can never grasp the extent of our depravity until we recognize the excellencies of our created dignity

The glory of God is that you can't outs in His grace.