For me the most radical demand of Christian faith lies in summoning the courage to say yes to the present risenness of Jesus Christ.
Our culture says that ruthless competition is the key to success. Jesus says that ruthless compassion is the purpose of our journey.
Reality, truth, and Jesus Christ are incredibly open-ended.
Trust is that rare and priceless treasure that wins us the affection of our heavenly Father.
When a man or woman is truly honest, it is virtually impossible to insult them personally.
At Sunday worship, as in every dimension of our existence, many of us pretend to believe we are sinners. Consequently, all we can do is pretend we have been forgiven. As a result, our whole spiritual life is pseudo-repentance and pseudo-bliss.
Those who have the disease called Jesus will never be cured.
God not only loves me as I am, but also knows me as I am. Because of this I don’t need to apply spiritual cosmetics to make myself presentable to Him. I can accept ownership of my poverty and powerlessness and neediness.
How glorious the splendor of a human heart that trusts that it is loved!
In Love’s service, only wounded soldiers can serve.
Genuine self-acceptance is not derived from the power of positive thinking, mind games or pop psychology. IT IS AN ACT OF FAITH in the God of grace.
The Good News of the gospel of grace cries out: We are all, equally, privileged but unentitled beggars at the door of God’s mercy!
Jesus reveals a God who does not demand but who gives; who does not oppress but who raises up; who does not wound but who heals; who does not condemn but forgives.
The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians, who acknowledge Jesus with their lips and walk out the door, and deny Him by their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable.
The gospel will persuade no one unless it has so convicted us that we are transformed by it.
Being the beloved is our identity, the core of our existence. It is not merely a lofty thought, an inspiring idea, or one name among many. It is the name by which God knows us and the way He relates to us.
Whatever we have done in the past, be it good or evil, great or small, is irrelevant to our stance before God today. It is only NOW that we are in the presence of God.
We are made for God, and nothing less will ever satisfy us.
God is loving us – you and me – this moment, just as we are and not as we should be.
In human beings, love is a quality, a high-prized virtue; in God, love is His identity.