The only thing that frees you from the need to pretend in order to make people believe you are something when you are actually not is the gospel because the gospel tells you that identity, my meaning, my security, and all of those things are in Christ.

Explanations are a substitute for trust.

Our assurance is anchored in the love and grace of God expressed in the glorious exchange: our sin for His righteousness.

The deepest cry of the human heart is to be loved without condition, no matter what. The gospel of grace announces that you are.

Because of Jesus the sin we cannot forget God does not remember.

I'm not sure I'll ever fully understand why some Christians get mad when we say that the ultimate hero in the Bible is not Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Paul, etc... but Jesus.

Being the middle child, I couldn't figure out where I fit in the home. I couldn't figure out whether I was the youngest of the older three or the oldest of the younger three.