Christianity is in no way a stoic faith. It fundamentally rejects the "stiff upper lip" school of thought.

When you don't have anything to lose, you discover something wonderful: you're free to take great risks without fear or reservation.

The gospel doesn't just ignite the Christian life but it keeps Christians growing and growing every day. There's no reason to move beyond the gospel. There's only movement more into it.

My struggle isn't believing my performance can earn God's favor; my struggle is believing my performance can keep God's favor

I wish I could say that everything I do is for God’s glory but I can’t. And neither can you. What I can say is Jesus’ blood covers all my efforts to glorify myself.

The smaller you get-the smaller life makes you-the easier it is to see the grandeur of grace. While I am far more incapable than I may have initially thought, God is infinitely more capable than I ever hoped.

God's grace meets us in messy places because messy places are all that there are.