In human beings, love is a quality, a high-prized virtue; in God, love is His identity.

The ragamuffin who sees his life as a voyage of discovery and runs the risk of failure has a better feel for faithfulness than the timid man who hides behind the law and never finds out who he is at all.

All that is good is ours not by right but by the sheer bounty of a gracious God

Our culture says that ruthless competition is the key to success. Jesus says that ruthless compassion is the purpose of our journey.

May all your expectations be frustrated, may all your plans be thwarted, may all your desires be withered into nothingness, that you may experience the powerlessness and poverty of a child and sing and dance in the love of God who is the Father, Son and Spirit.

The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians, who acknowledge Jesus with their lips and walk out the door, and deny Him by their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable.

In every encounter we either give life or we drain it; there is no neutral exchange.