Since Genesis 3 we have been addicted to setting our sights on something, someone, smaller than Jesus.

We are broken people living in a broken world with other broken people. We all need grace.

The gospel doesn't just free me from what people think of me, but also from what I think of me.

Remember on your best day that Jesus had to die for you. Remember on your worst day that he did.

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

We must reacquaint ourselves with the biblical weight of the problem that we less-than-perfect human beings contend with in the face of a holy and righteous God.

The good news of the gospel [for sufferers] is not an exhortation from above to 'hang on at all costs,' or 'grin and bear it' in the midst of hardship. No, the good news is that God is hanging on to you, and in the end, when all is said and done, the power of God will triumph over every pain and loss.