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.

Here's one way I can know that I've forgotten the gospel of grace: when your sin bothers me more than my sin.

Grace is upside-down, to-do-list wrecking, scandalous and way-too free. It's one-way love.

The gospel doesn't make bad people good, it makes dead people alive.

If your theological convictions are not producing a deeper love for others, then it's time to rethink some stuff.

God wants every local church to be the first place people think to go when they've really messed up...not the last.

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