Prayer gets us in on what God is doing.

People learn to shop for churches; there is no loyalty to the church. They're consumers being attracted to one product or another. I think it's sacrilege, to tell you the truth, it really is.

Church is the textured context in which we grow up in Christ to maturity. But church is difficult. Sooner or later, though, if we are serious about growing up in Christ, we have to deal with church. I say sooner.

The minute the church and pastors start saying what do people want and then giving it to them, we betray our calling. We're called to have people follow Jesus. We're called to have people learn how to forgive their enemies.

No life of faith can be lived privately. There must be overflow into the lives of others.

When you are part of a megachurch you have no responsibility to anybody else.

The life of faith is a daily exploration of the constant and countless ways in which Gods grace and love are expereinced