Love deems this world worth rescuing.

As a writer, I play with words all day long. I toy with them, listen for their overtones, crack them open, and try to stuff my thoughts inside.

John Wesley taught that the gospel of Christ involved more than saving souls. It should have an impact on all of society, and his followers worked to accomplish just that. They were dispensing grace to the broader world, and in the process their spirit helped change a nation, saving it from the revolutionary chaos that had spread across Europe.

Imperfection is the prerequisite for grace. Light only gets in through the cracks.

Any discussion of how pain and suffering fit into God's scheme ultimately leads back to the cross.

Whatever makes us feel superior to other people, whatever tempts us to convey a sense of superiority, that is the gravity of our sinful nature, not grace.

The Christian sees the world as a transitional home badly in need of rehab, and we are active agents in that project.