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.

Because the church has moved away from the gospel anytime you move away from the gospel, you at the same time move toward pretense, you move toward image-keeping, you move toward the need to pretend.

Only the Holy Spirit can comfort a person in the depths of grief.

It's better to feel sorry for doing something bad than to feel superior for doing something good.

Graciousness is the fruit of someone who knows how badly they themselves need grace.

Christianity is not "Jesus is our example." Christianity is "Jesus is our substitute."

You are not obligated to pull yourself up by your bootstraps and find a way to conquer the odds, to be stronger or transform yourself into some better version of yourself. The pain you are feeling (whatever the degree) may be a reminder that things are not as they should be.