Paul reminds us that in the Gospel we are both brought lower and raised higher than we can imagine.

When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.

Grace is to be let into a place that you don't have a right to be.

Important reminder: It's not fair of you to demand more proof of Christians for their beliefs than you demand for your own.

Most churches make the mistake of selecting as leaders the confident, the competent, and the successful. But what you most need in a leader is someone who has been broken by the knowledge of his or her sin, and even greater knowledge of Jesus' costly grace

No writer or thinker has taught me as much as James Hunter has about this all-important and complex subject of how culture is changed.

If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.