And when you find love, or when you are mature enough to understand it, the feeling you get is gratitude.

For me, the beginning of sharing my faith with people began by throwing out Christianity and embracing Christian spirituality, a nonpolitical mysterious system that can be experienced but not explained.

Suffering ceases to be suffering when you have a redemptive perspective.

You cannot be a Christian without being a mystic

Grace only sticks to our imperfections. Those who can’t accept their imperfections can’t accept grace either.

You can't tell a good story without conflict - the story can't be beautiful or meaningful. We're taught to run from conflict, and it's robbing us of some really good stories.

It confuses me that Christian living is not simpler. The gospel, the very good news, is simple.