Whoever you are, you are human. Wherever you are, you live in the world, which is just waiting for you to notice the holiness in it.

Once I gave up the hunt for villains, I had little recourse but to take responsibility for my choices.... Needless to say, this is far less satisfying that nailing villains. It also turned out to be more healing in the end.

I can't help but note that God is being useful to a lot of people trying to do harm to one another.

What I noticed at Grace-Calvary is the same thing I notice whenever people aim to solve their conflicts with one another by turning to the bible: defending the dried ink marks on the page becomes more vital than defending their neighbor. As a general rule, I would say that human beings never behave more badly toward one another than when they believe they are protecting God. In the words of Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mohandas, 'People of the Book risk putting the book above people.

Kindness is not a bad religion, no matter what name you use for God.

As a general rule, I would say that human beings never behave more badly toward one another than when they believe they are protecting God.

Salvation happens every time someone with a key uses it to open a door he could lock instead.