In no other arena is the church at greater risk of losing its calling than in the public square

Grace is heartfelt, tinged with love, a spillover gift of the God who extended undeserved favor toward us.

No one ever converted to Christianity because they lost the argument.

We admit that we will never reach our ideal in this life, a distinctive the church claims that most other human institutions try to deny.

I go to church as an expression of my need for God and for God's family.

Yet as I read the birth stories about Jesus I cannot help but conclude that though the world may be tilted toward the rich and powerful, God is tilted toward the underdog.

Sociologists have a theory of the looking-glass self: You become what the most important person in your life (wife, father, boss, etc.) thinks you are. How would my life change if I truly believed the Bible's astounding words about God's love for me, if I looked in the mirror and saw what God sees?