I think people can get a little weirded out by pain, suffering, and death. They don't know what to do so they end up saying things that are hurtful to people who have experienced loss.

Every one of us loves Pauline theology, but few of us want Pauline pain.

Could it not be, that God loves me too deeply, by having people challenge me so that I know I'm not perfect.

What drives me mad in evangelical circles, including some young Reformed circles, is that there is often a sit-on-the-couch-and-wait-for-God-to-do-something mentality that is unbiblical and wicked. It's probably been true of every generation, but I can see it most clearly in the younger crowd. There seems to be so little war when it comes to sin.

The work of God in the cross of Christ strikes us as awe-inspiring only after we have first been awed by the glory of God.

The Imperfect Pastor by Zack Eswine might be the most helpful and profound book I've read in years. If you're in pastoral ministry grab a copy.

In 10,000 years you will not regret anything you didn’t have or do in this life.