“Love doesn’t compromise its convictions, but it’s moved by compassion. There is a way to disagree agreeably, but it takes humble boldness. Humility is the willingness to admit fault when you’re wrong. Boldness is the willingness to risk your reputation for what’s right. It takes tremendous courage to live according to your convictions.”- Mark Batterson […]
“Every single time something that had been intended for evil is transformed into something good, I celebrate. This requires us to hold another paradox: When we participate in reimagining, we are experiencing the goodness of the Lord, and every time we move toward reimagining, we have clearer eyes to see it.”- Aundi Kolber “You planned […]
“You need a robust view of risk if you’re going to live a robust life of faith. . . . You take risks all the time — the trick is to get really good at identifying the risks that God is putting in front of you. The risks you take on God himself are the […]
“The wise builder kneels at the cross for grace because it is the unbreakable rock you can stand back up on. Coming to Jesus means you can build a life stronger and better than any you could create on your own. . . . Kneeling also happens to put you in the perfect position to […]
“The feeling of anxiety is like an alarm bell alerting us to remember the Lord is near, so we don’t have to overreact; we can let the peace of God protect our hearts and minds, and intentionally direct and filter our thoughts, factoring in what is still good. . . . We need to let […]
“I’m not a boundaries failure. Neither are you. We are in process. And that, my friend, is one of the healthiest places to be. Remember, boundaries aren’t going to fix the other person. But they are going to help you stay fixed on what is good, what is acceptable, and what you need to stay […]
“Let us wonder! / Grace and justice / Join and point to mercy’s store. / When in grace through Christ our trust is, / Justice smiles and asks no more.”- John Newton “Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord! O Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice […]
“Listening well is a refusal to allow self-righteousness to distort our interactions. It’s a willingness to open ourselves up to blind spots, knowing that we stand in need of grace every single day. . . . Experiencing grace requires our walls to come down.”- Rich Villodas Rich Villodas concludes Chapter 7 of Good and Beautiful […]
“Love is the very foundation of truth. Without love, truth crashes, a clanging cymbal. . . . Love is the language of truth, and grace is the dialect of God, and truth is only understandable if spoken with understanding love.”- Ann Voskamp “A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved […]
“People do not know why they were born or where they are destined to go. This is the age of much know-how and little know-why. The invisible enemy of sin and secularism has left us dazed and bewildered. In the midst of the wreckage sits God’s intended rescue center, the church. . . . And […]
“In Jesus you stop having to prove yourself because you know it doesn’t really matter in the end whether you are a failure or a king. All you need is God’s grace, and you can have it, in spite of your failures.”- Timothy Keller “Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, […]
“Not only is it within [God’s] ability to awaken and restore us to our honored place, and not only is it within his ability to put a new song in your mouths, it is also within his very nature to do so. With resolve, he gets out of his seat and tends to us on […]