God makes us pure saints by planting us back in the earth we imagined we needed to escape.
Salvation is not merely to be put in “safety” but to be put into Christ.
Bringing your family to church to receive “the one thing needful” (Luke 10:42) in Word and Sacrament honors and pleases God.

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Our brokenness cuts deeper than just the times when we recognize it needs to be fixed.
When we ask ourselves, "My God, how did I get so lost," he answers, "I am the God who comes to seek and save the lost in the power of my resurrection.
We love those who enable us to see our love for ourselves reflected back at us.
A new life in Christ Jesus is our hope. Not only that, Jesus is our access to God.
True love isn't a thing. We can't find true love in our souls, soul mates, or safe spaces. We can't marry true love, buy it, or create it from scratch.
When I hear my brother’s name, I will grieve a little. But I will also rejoice, for I know that he is with his Savior.
Our scars are a reminder that salvation is all gift.
It is true that no one ever grieves in the same way. We are all different in personality and chemical makeup. But what is the same, is that everyone, at some point, grieves.
Forgiveness, not love, can restore a relationship that’s top-heavy with negative emotions.
In the suffering of Jesus, we have an example of trusting in the promises of the Father.
I had been taught and believed in a God who is love, but as I walked outside that night I did not see him. I saw the stars and I felt their indifference.
Rather than validate our selfish, self-serving choices, he justifies us by giving us new life and baptizing us into his death and resurrection.