Because Jesus came to secure for us what we could never secure for ourselves, life doesn't have to be a tireless effort to establish ourselves, justify ourselves, validate ourselves.

An identity based in the one-way love of God does not take into account public opinion or, thankfully, even personal opinion.

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

Unfulfilled dreams, ongoing relational tension, the loss of friendships, a hard marriage, rebellious teenagers, the death of loved ones, remaining sinful patterns - whatever it is for you - live long enough, lose enough, suffer enough, and the idealism of youth fades, leaving behind the reality of life in a broken world as a broken person.

My observation of Christendom is that most of us tend to base our relationship with God on our performance instead of on His grace.

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

God wants every local church to be the first place people think to go when they've really messed up...not the last.