Everyone gets a spiritual formation. It's like education. Everyone gets an education; it's just a matter of which one you get.

Feelings are good servants, but they are disastrous masters.

The effect of standing before God by welcoming him before us will be the transformation of our entire life.

The humility that cringes in order that reproof may be escaped or favor obtained is as unchristian as it is profoundly immoral.

The organized churches must become schools of spiritual discipline where Christians are taught how to own without treasuring (Matt. 6:21); how to possess without, like the "rich young ruler," being possessed (Mark 10:22); how to live simply, even frugally, though controlling great wealth and power.

Other kingdoms are still present on earth along with the kingdom of the heavens. That is the human condition.

There is absolutely nothing in what Jesus himself or his early followers taught that suggests you can decide just to enjoy forgiveness at Jesus' expense and have nothing more to do with him.