There's nothing like suffering to remind us how not in control we actually are, how little power we ultimately have, and how much we ultimately need God.

From the time God saved me at 21 years old, I've always been fascinated by the parables of Jesus.

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

When you fail to distinguish Law and Gospel, you lose both.

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

In the Old Testament, we are continually told that our good works are not enough, that God has made a provision. This provision is pointed to at every place in the Old Testament.

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.