... we need to reclaim the "goodnewness" of the gospel, and the best place to start is to rediscover the good news ourselves.

I would far rather convey grace than explain it.

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

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.

Prayer is - not just bowing your head a few times a day, it pervades all of life.

The point of the Book of Job is not suffering: where is God When It hurts? The prologue (chapters 1-2) dealt with that issue. The point of the Book of Job is faith: Where is Job when it hurts?

When suffering happens, it forces us to confront life in a different way than we normally do.