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The world values power, comfort, success, and recognition. Jesus frees us to value grief, sacrifice, weakness, and exclusion.

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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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We have to be careful not to elevate our preferences to moral standards and judge others by them. We only do so to feel superior.
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It’s impossible to have met the real Jesus and be indifferent. You either bow down in wonder OR go away offended.
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Success and suffering will either darken your heart or make you wise, but they won’t leave you where you were.
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You are a totally loved moral failure.
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As long as we think we are not that bad, the idea of grace will never change us.
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The basic premise of religion– that if you live a good life, things will go well for you– is wrong. Jesus was the most morally upright person who ever lived, yet He had a life filled with the experience of poverty, rejection, injustice, and even torture.
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Generosity is not only about money. There is more than one currency. Let your generosity be pervasive in life.
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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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If the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God’s poetic justice.
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If you want God’s grace, all you need is need, all you need is nothing. But that kind of spiritual humility is hard to muster.
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God sees us as we are, loves us as we are, and accepts us as we are. But by His grace, He does not leave us as we are.
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To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God.
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If you love anything in this world more than God, you will crush that object under the weight of your expectations.
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The more you understand how your salvation isn’t about your behavior, the more radically your behavior will change.
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Jesus Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like him.
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