Grace is unconditional acceptance given to an undeserving person by an unobligated giver.

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

There's nothing like suffering to remind us how not in control we actually are, how little power we ultimately have, and how much we ultimately need God.

Grace frees you to be honest about what you've always known to be true about yourself: that you're weaker & more afraid than you want to be.

My struggle isn't believing my performance can earn God's favor; my struggle is believing my performance can keep God's favor

I got my first tennis racket on my seventh birthday. And because we had a tennis court in our backyard, I played every day. By ten I was playing competitively.

Before we can even begin to grapple with the frustrations and tragedies of life in this world, we must do away with our faithless morality of payback and reward.