It could be said Peter failed during his time of testing but it wasn’t about his success, it was about his experience. Jesus already knew Peter would deny Him. Yet the experience was essential to Peter’s journey. His ownership of that experience from denial to redemption was what allowed him to be life to his friends.

And John, the guy who knew intimately what Love looked like, and talked like, and acted like, goes on to write about himself as “the one Jesus loved.”

The idea that God saw me as a spiritual giant seemed too good to be true…

At 10 years of age, I thought that this was grossly inappropriate. Now if Joel had needed to pee…

Paul taught us that grace was “sufficient,” “more than enough” to empower us in the areas of our weakness.

The Father never turned His back, He never left, or forsook Jesus, He never abandoned, not even for a moment. His love was just as good as it’s always been.