"Self-giving love has never been about getting walked over. It necessarily involves agency. It includes willingly laying your life down for you enemies and turning over tables on behalf of the lowly...."

If you’re ever worried about whether or not you ‘abide’ in the ‘vine,’ don’t forget: the imperative is rooted in the indicative. We can ‘abide in God’ because we ‘have already been cleansed."

"...and even when you don’t, remember that God leaves vineyards for prodigals.”