The life I touch for good or ill will touch another life, and in turn another, until who knows where the trembling stops or in what far place my touch will be felt.
Frederick BuechnerOne of the blunders religious people are particularly fond of making is the attempt to be more spiritual than God
Frederick BuechnerThe pride that keeps us from forgiving is the same pride which keeps us from accepting forgiveness.
Frederick BuechnerI think most people, if I asked, would say, "Yes, of course I believe." But I think for a great many of them it doesn't really make much difference in terms of either what they do with their lives or with their own inner well-being. They believe because so did grandfather, and that's the same church they've been going to all these years.
Frederick Buechner