Christianity is not about good people getting better. If anything, it is good news for bad people coping with their failure to be good. The heart of the Christian faith is Good News, not good advice, good technique, or good behavior. Too many people have walked away from the church, not because they’re walking away from Jesus, but because the church has walked away from Jesus.

Grace doesn't lead us into destructive behavior. Sin does. And grace is the only remedy for sin. The kindness of God leads to repentance.

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

Because of Jesus the sin we cannot forget God does not remember.

The gospel is not about a lifestyle that we live, it's about the law-fulfilling life that Christ lived.

Suffering reveals to us the two things that ultimately matter: that we are weak but He is strong.

I was a surfer so I hung out with people who were surfers and made fun of people who weren't surfers and I listened to surf music and made fun of people who didn't listen to surfer music.