"It's the greatness of God that inspires us and amazes us when we see it. But its the goodness of God that humbles us. That breaks us and brings us to our knees. The goodness and the greatness of God must go hand in hand. A great God who is not good is merely just a God to be feared. He's the God of legalism. He's the God of rules and religion. That God is not a loving God. That God is out to get you - and many of you have known that God for a long time. But a good God who is not great is really nothing more than hallmark sentimentality and nice little slogans and bumper stickers. That is not a powerful God. We like this warm and fuzzy God, but He doesn't have the power. Our God is actually a God who is good AND great. A God who CAN and a God who CARES. Unlimited power but unconditional love. That is who God is. We should live in and expect God to be both good and great."
-Jarrett Stevens
