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

I don't miss the ministry, because I'm completely engaged in it. In terms of parish ministry, I miss the intimacy with a group of people.

In a world where faith is often construed as a way of thinking, bodily practices remind the willing that faith is a way of life

There comes a time when it is vitally important for your spiritual health to drop your clothes, look in the mirror, and say, ‘Here I am. This is the body-like-no-other that my life has shaped. I live here. This is my soul’s address

I'm leaving out some of the hugely successful megachurches, of which I have very little experience.

When I forget the power of the word, I read Frederick Buechner. When I forget the deep relief of telling the truth, I read Frederick Buechner. When I forget to look for the holiness all around me, I read Frederick Buechner. When I forget why the gospel matters, I read Frederick Buechner.

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