There is no doubt that to walk with Jesus means to walk on the wilder side of life.
A retreatist spirituality is not a spirituality that can, or will, transform the world in Jesus's name.
Heroes are important not only because they symbolize what we believe to be important, but because they also convey universal truths about personal self-discovery and self-transcendence, one's role in society, and the relation between the two.
I found out the hard way that if we don't disciple people, the culture sure will.
Truth is narrow, but grace is wide.
Many church folk, in their self-conscious attempt to be overtly morally upright, emit all the wrong signals, thus messing with people's perception of the gospel.