Thankfully, while our self-righteousness reaches far, God's grace reaches farther.

Grace loves without reference to what may or may not happen-which is precisely why such incredible things do happen!

I was spending too much time thinking about how I was doing, if I was learning everything I was supposed to be learning during this difficult season, whether I was doing it right or not, taking my spiritual pulse, etc - my inner lawyer was working overtime.

A religious approach to marriage is the idea that if we work hard enough at something, we can earn the acceptance, approval, and life we think we deserve because of our obedient performance.

Sometimes God has to remind you that you're weak so that you can be set free from your "self-sufficiency."

A preacher who doesn't believe he's that bad will attract people who don't think they're that bad. And that's bad.

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