“Redemption promises to transform us…Once broken, we become whole again; once selfish and insecure, we become stately and serene and self-giving; once rabid sinners, we become glorious saints…He wants to restore us to a right relationship with him and to remake us according to the image of Jesus Christ, which will ultimately lead to the renewal of the whole world…”
(Jerry Sittser, “A Grace Revealed”, p. 18)
Manning on Failure
“The mature Christians I have met along the way are those who have failed and have learned to live gracefully with their