We, Jesus' followers, are the agents assigned to carry out God's will on earth. Too easily we expect God to do something for us when instead God wants to do it through us.

Christians are not perfect, by any means, but they can be people made fully alive.

Christian faith is... basically about love and being loved and reconciliation. These things are so important, they're foundational and they can transform individuals, families.

Misunderstanding must be nakedly exposed before true understanding can begin to flourish.

Grace, like water, flows to the lowest part.

When the world asks if there is any hope, we can say absolutely! No one is exempt from tragedy or disappointment- God himself was not exempt. Jesus offered no immunity, no way out of the unfairness, but rather a way through it to the other side.

The Bible never belittles human disappointment ... but it does add one key word: temporary.