Our default faith mode is to trust, above all things, our own ability to create a safe, controllable, predictable world.

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

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

I was afraid that if I surrendered my life over to God, God would tell me not to do those things that I desperately wanted to do.

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.

The world isn't scandalized by our freedom but by our fakeness.

The truth is, narratives of self-justification burble beneath more of our relationships and endeavors than we would care to admit.