One of my realizations in such an earthy atmosphere was that many of the burning theological issues in the church were neither burning nor theological.

Without fear I can acknowledge that the authentic Christian tension is not between life and death, but between life and life.

In explaining the growth of his faith, psychiatrist Gerald May writes, "I know that God is loving and that God’s loving is trustworthy. I know this directly, through the experience of my life. There have been plenty of times of doubt, especially when I used to believe that trusting God's goodness meant I would not be hurt. But having been hurt quite a bit, I know God's goodness goes deeper than all pleasure and pain it embraces them both." Ruthless Trust, pg 22

A trusting heart is forgiven and, in turn, forgives.

Anyone we come in contact with, we either offer them life, or we drain them.

The gospel of grace nullifies our adulation of televangelists, charismatic superstars, and local church heroes. It obliterates the two-class citizenship theory operative in many American churches. For grace proclaims the awesome truth that all is gift. All that is good is ours, not by right, but by the sheer bounty of a gracious God.

The Christian with depth is the person who has failed and who has learned to live with it.