The emphasis of the Bible is on the work of the Redeemer, not on the work of the redeemed.

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

The overwhelming emphasis of contemporary Christianity: "Just do it." The overwhelming emphasis of Biblical Christianity: "It is finished"

The gospel brings things together. One of the great demonstration of the gospel's power is reconciliation. I've got friends who are surfers, doctors, lawyers, artists and entertainers. Some people are cool and some people are geeky. I look around at my friends and I think, only the gospel has the power to put together a friendship like this.

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

Job's unraveling wasn't wrong or sinful; rather, it was emotionally realistic.

When you don't know where you fit inside the home and you're young and you're desperate to fit in somewhere, I'd figured where I would fit outside the home. So I made some obviously bad decisions about who I hung out with and the things that I did.