I had turned personal validation into my primary source of meaning and value, so that without it I was miserable and depressed.

When we reduce the notion of “calling” to work inside the church, we fail to equip our people to apply their Christian faith to everything they do, everywhere they are.

Before we can even begin to grapple with the frustrations and tragedies of life in this world, we must do away with our faithless morality of payback and reward.

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

You can be sure that your deepest desires reveal important truths about your spiritual condition.

A preacher who doesn't believe he's that bad will attract people who don't think they're that bad. And that's bad.

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