The pain cleared my vision, and once it was taken away, I realized just how much I'd been relying on the endorsement of others to make me feel like I mattered.

We are not responsible for finding the right formula to combat or unlock our suffering.

The people who have taught me the most about grace are those who have blown it so bad that they know how much they need it.

Only the gospel can truly save you. The gospel doesn't make bad people good; it makes dead people alive...the gospel is God's acceptance of us based on what Christ has done, not on what we can do.

Death is the operative device that sets us free in Christ - when we die, we truly live.

Our deepest fear is judgment. Our deepest longing is love. The gospel of grace removes the one and provides the other.

Every time we sin in thought, word, or deed, we're essentially saying in that moment that, "I don't need you God. I don't want you God. I like my way better than your way."