The more I focused on my need to get better the worse I actually got – the more neurotic and self-conscious and self-absorbed I became.
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANThe more I focused on my need to get better the worse I actually got – the more neurotic and self-conscious and self-absorbed I became.
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANThe gospel doesn’t just free me from what people think of me, but also from what I think of me.
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANGrace is the most dangerous, expectation-wre cking, smile-creating, counterintuitiv e reality there is.
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANThe heart of the Christian faith is Good News, not good advice, good technique, or good behavior.
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANInformation is seldom enough to heal a wounded heart.
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANEven political insiders recognize that years of political effort on behalf of Evangelical Christians have generated little cultural gain.
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANI got my first tennis racket on my seventh birthday. And because we had a tennis court in our backyard, I played every day. By ten I was playing competitively.
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANGrace always runs downhill, meeting us at the bottom, not the top.
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANI became frustrated with myself for not being as sturdy and unquestioning as I knew a man in my position should be.
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANDisobedience happens not when we think too much grace but when we think too little of it
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANGraciousness is the fruit of someone who knows how badly they themselves need grace.
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANGrace doesn’t lead us into destructive behavior. Sin does. And grace is the only remedy for sin. The kindness of God leads to repentance.
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANI actually think one of most profoundly and deep pastoral moments between a pastor and his church is what happens between them before God in the context of preaching.
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANIf you feel compelled to respond every time you’re criticized it reveals just how much you’ve built your identity on being right.
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANGod has hardwired me to thoroughly enjoy and be sharpened by good and friendly theological discussion about the gospel.
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANWalking with God doesn’t lead to God’s favor; God’s favor leads to walking with God.
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