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.
Tullian TchividjianMy struggle isn't believing my performance can earn God's favor; my struggle is believing my performance can keep God's favor
Tullian TchividjianGrief, of course, is not something that operates according to a specific time frame, and it seems cold to suggest otherwise. Yet when we do not grasp that God is present in pain, we eventually insist on victory or, worse, blame the sufferer for not "getting over it" fast enough. This is more than a failure to extend compassion; it's an exercise in cruelty.
Tullian TchividjianI wish I could say that everything I do is for Godโs glory but I canโt. And neither can you. What I can say is Jesusโ blood covers all my efforts to glorify myself.
Tullian TchividjianI ended up dropping out of high school at 16 and getting kicked out of my home. My parents told me, sadly, that because I was so disruptive to the rest of the household, that I could no longer live under their roof.
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