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.

He created the flavors! He created the colors. He created it all, and he did it all out of the overflow of his perfections. It’s not like he was thinking, ‘Oh, I’ve got some fajita flavoring over here. I know: let’s put it on the cow and the chicken.’ He created the avocado to have a certain flavor; he created the skirt steak, the fillet, and the tenderloin to have certain flavors. That was God’s doing. So every aspect of creation, from the largest galaxy to the tiniest burst of flavor in food or drink or seasoning, radiates the goodness of God.

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

We’ve been given the covenant community because we need each other, and together we’ll be more mature, experience more life, and know more joy than we ever would apart from one another.

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

Why do we try so hard to make Jesus cool?! He doesn’t need a makeover.

The depth, width, ferocity, and immensity of God is seen most spectacularly in the gospel of Jesus Christ.