Love says: I’ve seen the ugly parts of you, and I’m staying.

God doesn't NEED raw material. He MAKES material.

I believe the sovereign God of the universe justifies us freely, and then we are called to run with him in sanctification.

The reality is that all God has to do is reveal himself to you,and you'll gladly join the mission in service to his kingdom. He doesn't force the issue; he just has to reveal himself as is: mighty,wondrous, gracious, loving, and radically saving. No man goes back to saltine crackers when he's had fillet mignon.

God's response to the belittlement of his name, from the beginning of time, has been the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on a Roman cross.

The great mercy of God was that while I was purposefully preparing God's people, He was purposefully preparing me.

In essence, we are reconciled to reconcile.