The gospel frees you from the pressure of having to fix people: your worth is located in Christ, not in their transformation.

Performancism is the mindset that equates our identity and value directly with our performance and accomplishments.

It's better to feel sorry for doing something bad than to feel superior for doing something good.

Here's one way I can know that I've forgotten the gospel of grace: when your sin bothers me more than my sin.

You are not obligated to pull yourself up by your bootstraps and find a way to conquer the odds, to be stronger or transform yourself into some better version of yourself. The pain you are feeling (whatever the degree) may be a reminder that things are not as they should be.

I think there is tribalism is a big deal inside of the church, that the church thinks of themselves as a tribe and not a mission.

Being the middle child, I couldn't figure out where I fit in the home. I couldn't figure out whether I was the youngest of the older three or the oldest of the younger three.