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

God is not interested in what you think you should be or feel. He is not interested in the narrative you have construct for yourself, or that others have construct for you. He may even use suffering to deconstruct that narrative.

The truth is, narratives of self-justification burble beneath more of our relationships and endeavors than we would care to admit.

Grace always runs downhill, meeting us at the bottom, not the top.

To be Biblically balanced is to let our theology and preaching be proportioned by the Bible's radically disproportionate focus on God's saving love for sinners seen and accomplished in the crucified and risen Christ.

The people who tend to be the most gracious are those who know how badly they need grace

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