God did not rescue me out of the pain, He rescued me through the pain!

It's better to feel sorry for doing something bad than to feel superior for doing something good.

Moralism doesn't produce morality; it produces immorality.

There's nothing like suffering to reveal how small and needy you are. Pain has the remarkable capacity to reveal the weakness of the things you're leaning on to make life worth living.

In 'Surprised by Grace: God's Relentless Pursuit of Rebels,' I retell the story of Jonah and show how Jonah was just as much in need of God's grace as the sailors and the Ninevites.

When we imply that our works are for God and not our neighbor, we perpetuate the idea that God's love for us is dependent on what we do instead of on what Christ has done.

The passive righteousness of faith frees me from passing final judgment on myself.