Absolute seriousness is never without a dash of humor.

The cross is not the terrible end to an otherwise God-fearing and happy life, but it meets us at the beginning of our communion with Christ. When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.

The restoration of the church must surely depend on a new kind of monasticism, which has nothing in common with the old but a life of uncompromising discipleship, following Christ according to the sermon on the mount. I believe the time has come to gather people together to do this.

The proclamation of grace has its limits. Grace may not be proclaimed to anyone who does not recognize or distinguish or desire it... The world upon whom grace is thrust as a bargain will grow tired of it, and it will not only trample upon the Holy, but also will tear apart those who force it on them.

We should find God in what we do know, not in what we don't; not in outstanding problems, but in those we have already solved.

Jesus' commandment never wishes to destroy life, but rather to preserve, strengthen, and heal life.

A righteous person is one who lives for the next generation.