To withhold our bodies from religion is to exclude religion from our lives.

We are built to live in the kingdom of God. It is our natural habitat.

Theology is just what you really think about God, and if you're going to do that, you'd better use your mind and not just let it be a receptacle - a catch-all for whatever beliefs happen to be passing by.

Understanding is the basis of care. What you would take care of you must first understand, whether it be a petunia or a nation.

Fasting confirms our utter dependence upon God by finding in Him a source of sustenance beyond food.

A disciple is a learner, a student, an apprentice – a practitioner… Disciples of Jesus are people who do not just profess certain views as their own but apply their growing understanding of life in the Kingdom of the Heavens to every aspect of their life on earth.

A carefully cultivated heart will, assisted by the grace of God, foresee, forestall, or transform most of the painful situations before which others stand like helpless children saying “Why?