The gospel is good news to those who know they don't measure up. It's offensive to those who think they do.

We don't need answers and explanations as much as we need God's presence in and through the suffering.

Grace frees you to be honest about what you've always known to be true about yourself: that you're weaker & more afraid than you want to be.

The gospel doesn't make bad people good, it makes dead people alive.

Unfortunately, some Christians are guilty of throwing out an equivalent sentiment when they play the "God is sovereign" card as a way to trump every evil that comes your way.

The gospel frees you from the pressure of having to fix people: your worth is located in Christ, not in their transformation.

Christian growth doesn't happen by first behaving better, but by believing better--believi ng in bigger, deeper, brighter ways what Christ has already secured for sinners.