In 'Surprised by Grace: God's Relentless Pursuit of Rebels,' I retell the story of Jonah and show how Jonah was just as much in need of God's grace as the sailors and the Ninevites.

An identity based in the one-way love of God does not take into account public opinion or, thankfully, even personal opinion.

Rest assured: Before God, the righteousness of Christ is all we need; before God, the righteousness of Christ is all we have.

Information is seldom enough to heal a wounded heart.

Legalism breeds a sense of entitlement that turns us into complainers.

Sanctification consists of the daily realization that in Christ we have died, and in Christ we have been raised.

We must reacquaint ourselves with the biblical weight of the problem that we less-than-perfect human beings contend with in the face of a holy and righteous God.