Ordinary work, which is what most of us do, most of the time, is ordained by God every bit as much as is the extraordinary.

The deepest lessons come out of the deepest waters and the hottest fires.

All our problems are theological ones, William Temple said. All of them have to do with our relationship to God and his to us, and this is precisely why it makes sense to come to God with them.

Virginity is something that can be offered to God.

Restlessness and impatience change nothing except our peace and joy.

God is God. I dethrone Him in my heart if I demand that He act in ways that satisfy my idea of justice. It is the same spirit that taunted, "If Thou be the Son of God, come down from the Cross." There is unbelief, there is even rebellion, in the attitude that says, "God has no right to do this to five men unless...

Faith's most severe tests come not when we see nothing, but when we see a stunning array of evidence that seems to prove our faith vain.