“The Christian Gospel . . . is first of all a message that you need to be saved . . . by what [Christ] has done. . . . But if the biblical story begins ‘Once upon a time,’ if it is inspiring advice and not the declaration of the greatest events in history, then […]
“When the angels announced the arrival of the Messiah, they proclaimed ‘good news of a great joy’ (Luke 2:10 RSV) not ‘bad news of a great duty.’ . . . . Our joy level matters to God.”- Max Lucado, How Happiness Happens And the angel said to them, “Be not afraid, for behold, I bring […]
“Look the gospel has to be good news for the stuck too. Or else it’s not good news.”- Jared C. Wilson In Chapter 7 (“The Nine Irrefutable Laws of Followship”) of The Imperfect Disciple, Jared Wilson opens with an observation about his church ministry. Pastor Wilson states he rapidly realized one thing about his parishioners. […]