Ironically, the insistence that doctrines do not matter is really a doctrine itself

The Christian gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and valued that Jesus was glad to die for me.

There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.

The church should be a place where people can be free to say that they are sinners.

Truth without love is imperious self-righteousn ess. Love without truth is cowardly self-indulgence .

The Bible judges the church; the church does not judge the Bible. The Bible is the foundation for and the creator of the church; the church is not the foundation for or creator of the Bible. The church and its hierarchy must be evaluated by the believer with the biblical gospel as the touchstone or plumb line for judging all truth claims.

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