Graciousness is the fruit of someone who knows how badly they themselves need grace.

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.

If we're not reaching the same people Jesus reached, then we're not preaching the same message Jesus preached.

The heart of the Christian faith is Good News, not good advice, good technique, or good behavior.

God's capacity to forgive is greater than our capacity to sin; while our sin reaches far, God's grace reaches farther. It's a message revealing the radical contrast between the sinful heart of mankind and the gracious heart of mankind's Creator.

The way of God's grace becomes indispensable when we realize that the way of God's law is inflexible.

Contrary to popular assumptions, the Bible is not a record of the blessed good, but rather the blessed bad. Thats not a typo. The Bible is a record of the blessed bad. The Bible is not a witness to the best people making it up to God; its a witness to God making it down to the worst people.