The meaning of life. The wasted years of life. The poor choices of life. God answers the mess of life with one word: 'grace.'

Fear may fill our world, but it doesn’t have to fill our hearts.

I think it's noteworthy that the Almighty didn't act high and mighty. The Holy One wasn't holier-than-thou. The One who knew it all wasn't a know-it-all. The One who made the stars didn't keep his head in them. The One who owns all the stuff of earth never strutted it.

I believe the Bible tells a story we recognize as true. I don't just mean it tells an accurate story - though it's telling that the Bible stands tall even after more than 2,000 years of secular criticism.

See your enemies, not as God's failures, but as God's projects.

You don't have to be dishonest to communicate the gospel.

I think there is, not in the sense that I enjoy it, but that it's an important question. It's the question, "Does the presence of pain mean God doesn't care? Does God not love me anymore?" I think that's a very common connection we tend to make.