God has hardwired me to thoroughly enjoy and be sharpened by good and friendly theological discussion about the gospel.

The good news of suffering is that it brings us to the end of ourselves - a purpose it has certainly served in my life. It brings us to the place of honesty, which is the place of desperation, which is the place of faith, which is the place of freedom.

The cross [is] the ultimate statement of God's involvement in the world on this side of heaven.

The heart of the Christian faith is Good News, not good advice, good technique, or good behavior.

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

Suffering reveals to us the two things that ultimately matter: that we are weak but He is strong.

The pain cleared my vision, and once it was taken away, I realized just how much I'd been relying on the endorsement of others to make me feel like I mattered.