People who haven't experienced major setbacks sometimes feel that their hurts are somehow less legitimate or real.

The smaller you get-the smaller life makes you-the easier it is to see the grandeur of grace. While I am far more incapable than I may have initially thought, God is infinitely more capable than I ever hoped.

If you have suffered the loss of a family member to chronic disease, if you suffer debilitating seasons of depression, if you have lost your job and livelihood, gone through a divorce that came out of the blue, know that God is not punishing you. He is not waiting for you to do something.

I think it's super important for the church itself to rediscover the gospel.

The passive righteousness of faith frees me from passing final judgment on myself.

Christianity is not "Jesus is our example." Christianity is "Jesus is our substitute."

I agree we have enough books that attempt to explain why God allows suffering, presumably in a way that lets God off the hook. And while much smarter men than I have constructed elaborate systems in this pursuit, they are by definition exercises in speculation.