There is no better news than that the God who makes the demand for perfection also meets the demand for perfection on our behalf.

God has hardwired me to thoroughly enjoy and be sharpened by good and friendly theological discussion about the gospel.

God does everything through people who understand they're nothing. And God does nothing through those who think they're everything.

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.

You see, the secret of the gospel is that we become more spiritually mature when we focus less on what we need to do for God and focus more on all that God has already done for us. The irony of the gospel is that we actually perform better as we grow in our understanding that our relationship with God is based on Christ's performance for us, not our performance for him.

God loves broken people because broken people are all that there are.

When you don't have anything to lose, you discover something wonderful: you're free to take great risks without fear or reservation.