The disciple of Jesus is not the deluxe or heavy-duty model of the Christian-especially padded, textured, streamlined, and empowered for the fast lane on the straight and narrow way. He stands on the pages of the New Testament as the first level of basic transportation in the kingdom of God.

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

We have churches full of people who profess all kinds of stuff that they don't believe. They think that by professing it they're doing something good. Really, they're just deluding themselves.

What is reality? The answer Jesus gives to this question is: God and his kingdom. That is what you can count on and what you have to come to terms with.

Spiritual formation in Christ moves us toward a total interchange of our ideas and images for his.

When Jesus directs us to pray, "Thy kingdom come," he does not mean we should pray for it to come into existence.

Solitude well practiced will break the power of busyness, haste, isolation, & loneliness.