Grace is love that seeks you out when you have nothing to give in return. Grace is love coming at you that has nothing to do with you. Grace is being loved when you are unlovable.

I think it's super important for the church itself to rediscover the gospel.

When Martin Luther was asked what we contribute to our salvation, he said, "Sin and resistance"

My daily sins require daily distribution of God's grace. In that sense, it never ceases to surprise me because I don't deserve any of it. I mean, I deserve to be locked in a cage and for God to throw away the key.

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

Here's one way I can know that I've forgotten the gospel of grace: when your sin bothers me more than my sin.

We don't need answers and explanations as much as we need God's presence in and through the suffering.