The gospel is for the defeated, not the dominant.

If you uproot the idol and fail to plant the love of Christ in its place, the idol will grow back.

Performancism is the mindset that equates our identity and value directly with our performance and accomplishments.

I'm not sure I'll ever fully understand why some Christians get mad when we say that the ultimate hero in the Bible is not Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Paul, etc... but Jesus.

The Gospel is not ultimately a defense from pain, it is the message of God's rescue through pain. In fact, it allows us to drop our defenses, to escape not from pain but from the prison of "How" and "Why" to the freedom of "Who?"

The desperate addict is closer to the heart of grace than the devout moralist.

God has hardwired me to thoroughly enjoy and be sharpened by good and friendly theological discussion about the gospel.