In his holy flirtation with the world, God occasionally drops a handkerchief. These handkerchiefs are called saints.

The first ministers were the twelve disciples. There is no evidence that Jesus chose them because they are brighter or nicer than other people. Their sole qualification seems to have been their initial willingness to rise to their feet when Jesus said, "Follow me."

Wether you call on him or don't call on him, God will be present with you.

Vocation is the place where the world's greatest need and a person's greatest joy meet.

If you are going to proclaim the Christian faith, speak about those dimensions of it which you['ve] had some experience with.

Preaching and writing - it's the same. Whether I'm writing to speak or writing to be read in a book, it's the same thing.

Of all powers, love is the most powerful and the most powerless. It is the most powerful because it alone can conquer that final and most impregnable stronghold which is the human heart. It is the most powerless because it can do nothing except by consent.