“Jesus had a universal concern for those who suffered that transcended the rules …” — John Ortberg

The day people around me stop questioning my character is the day my character begins to grow vulnerable.

Churches can become places of cynicism, resistance, and pessimism.

Skill at helping people grow spiritually, like skill at playing chess, depends on understanding and valuing differences.

Congregations shaped by the Scriptures generally have preachers who are shaped by the Scriptures.