Churches are not the kingdom of God, but are primary and inevitable expressions, outposts, and instrumentalities of presence of the kingdom among us. They are 'societies' of Jesus.

Grace is not opposed to effort; it's opposed to earning.

We don't have to be brilliant.

One does not miss heaven by a hair, but by constant effort to avoid and escape God.

The idea of having faith in Jesus has come to be totally isolated from being his apprentice and learning how to do what he said.

The transformation of the social world is at its heart the transformation of personal relations. That's the key to transforming society in the larger arena.

What we can accomplish as good as it may be does not compare to what God can accomplish