What is indisputable is the fact that unbelief is the force that gives birth to all of our bad behavior and every moral failure. It is the root.

Passive righteousness tells us that God does not need our good works. Active righteousness tells us that our neighbor does. The aim and direction of good works are horizontal, not vertical.

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

God's ability to clean things up is infinitely greater than our ability to mess things up.

We are all both victims and victimizers. Just as everyone suffers, no one is innocent of causing suffering themselves.

Spiritual growth is marked by a growing realization of just how much grace you need.

As long as I am focusing on the faults of others, then I don't have to face my own.