The gospel brings things together. One of the great demonstration of the gospel's power is reconciliation. I've got friends who are surfers, doctors, lawyers, artists and entertainers. Some people are cool and some people are geeky. I look around at my friends and I think, only the gospel has the power to put together a friendship like this.

Christianity is not "Jesus is our example." Christianity is "Jesus is our substitute."

A preacher who doesn't believe he's that bad will attract people who don't think they're that bad. And that's bad.

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

Holy Saturday. The best reminder that the silence of God doesn't equal the absence of God.

Job's unraveling wasn't wrong or sinful; rather, it was emotionally realistic.

The truth, whether we admit it or not, is that grace scares us to death. It scares us primarily because it wrestles control and manageability out of our hands - introducing chaos and freedom.