The Gospel frees us to speak honestly about the reality of pain, confident that nothing is riding on our ability to cope with or fend off suffering.

I think it's super important for the church itself to rediscover the gospel.

Our minds are affected by sin. Our hearts are affected by sin. Our wills are affected by sin. Our bodies are affected by sin.

Walking with God doesn't lead to God's favor; God's favor leads to walking with God.

While our sin reaches far, God's grace reaches farther. God came after us not to strip away our freedom but to strip away our slavery to self, that we could become truly free.

What kind of person should you be to someone who has fallen? The kind of person you will run to when you fall.

When Martin Luther was asked what we contribute to our salvation, he said, "Sin and resistance"