I'm a Christian because Christianity names and addresses sin. It acknowledges the reality that the evil we observe in the world is also present within ourselves. It tells the truth about the human condition - that we're not okay.

Contrary to popular belief, we (millennials) can't be won back with hipper worship bands, fancy coffee shops, or pastors who wear skinny jeans.

The Holy Trinity doesn't need our permission to carry on in their endlessly resourceful work of making all things new. That we are invited to catch even a glimpse of the splendor is grace. All of it, every breath and every second is grace.

We cling to the letter because the spirit is so much harder to master.

We turned an anthem into an assignment, a poem into a job description.

The church is the last place we want to be sold another product, the last place we want to be entertained.

What makes the Gospel offensive isn’t who it keeps out, but who it lets in.