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.

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.

I think there is tribalism is a big deal inside of the church, that the church thinks of themselves as a tribe and not a mission.

Even political insiders recognize that years of political effort on behalf of Evangelical Christians have generated little cultural gain.

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

Only the gospel can truly save you. The gospel doesn't make bad people good; it makes dead people alive...the gospel is God's acceptance of us based on what Christ has done, not on what we can do.

When Martin Luther was asked what we contribute to our salvation, he said, "Sin and resistance"