Quote Of The Day

"Sometimes our penchant to be right and certain in our doctrine has led us to boil down the complex matrix of Scripture to a series of bullet points, propositions for debate, and systems of thought that grind up people. While trying to be correct, we have sometimes been unmerciful. In our sincere efforts to follow the words of God, we may have abandoned the heart of God for his people. God is not a computer, and the Bible is not a collection of formulas by which we will be judged - or by which we are permitted to judge one another. God is the Loving Father of all who come to him through Jesus, and the Bible is an invitation for all of us - including the most broken and ashamed - to know him. It is an offer of undeserved pardon. It is the announcement of a fresh start for our lives. Having died to the past, we have been reborn and can start over in the power of the Holy Spirit." - Rubel Shelly