An honest faith doesn't assume we're good enough, it admits we get things wrong and trusts Jesus to heal our brokeness.

Forgiveness is the compassion that helps us see the humanity in those who hurt us, affirms our humanity in the eyes of those we have hurt, and shows us that it's the forgiveness of God that heals our hearts and the world.

A love that doesn't challenge the wrong in our life is mere sentimentality. True love speaks the truth about what's wrong in the world and in our lives as well as the truth that God loves us no matter what.

Which means living a life that refuses to be defined by death. Refusing to live as if this life is all there is. Because that kind of life is corrosive to generosity, justice, and true love.

Why doesn't Jesus just do a miracle and show us he's real? Because he's not interested in your mere belief without transformation. He doesn't want to be another fact you have in your mind, he wants to be in a life-transforming relationship with you.

We are not called to fear but to rest our hearts and souls in Jesus, the one who can calm any storm.

Agreeing with Jesus isn't the same as following him. Mere assent isn't the same as a living trust. A genuine faith is a life lived for Jesus, and only this life brings healing and wholeness to our world and our lives.

In other words, no more relying on our money or list of achievements, no more insisting we decide what's right and wrong, and instead trusting wholly in Jesus and only Jesus.

The Test of Abraham