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.

Sometimes God has to remind you that you're weak so that you can be set free from your "self-sufficiency."

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

Grace always runs downhill, meeting us at the bottom, not the top.

Grace doesn't lead us into destructive behavior. Sin does. And grace is the only remedy for sin. The kindness of God leads to repentance.

The people who tend to be the most gracious are those who know how badly they need grace

A religious approach to marriage is the idea that if we work hard enough at something, we can earn the acceptance, approval, and life we think we deserve because of our obedient performance.