Assurance never comes from looking at ourselves. It only comes as a consequence of looking to Christ.

The deepest fear we have, 'the fear beneath all fears,' is the fear of not measuring up, the fear of judgment. It's this fear that creates the stress and depression of everyday life.

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

Holy Saturday. The best reminder that the silence of God doesn't equal the absence of God.

The Gospel announces that Jesus came to acquit the guilty. He came to judge and be judged in our place. Christ came to satisfy the deep judgment against us once and for all so that we could be free from the judgement of God, others, and ourselves.

The good news of the gospel [for sufferers] is not an exhortation from above to 'hang on at all costs,' or 'grin and bear it' in the midst of hardship. No, the good news is that God is hanging on to you, and in the end, when all is said and done, the power of God will triumph over every pain and loss.

If you feel compelled to respond every time you're criticized it reveals just how much you've built your identity on being right.