Peacemaking is a full-time vocation that includes each member of God's people.

I loved to teach, I loved my students, but I wanted to find a community. I prayed: "Lord, show me where you want me to go. I will go wanted wherever you call me - but please be clear."

My writing has developed drastically . The Return of the Prodigal Son is the most important thing I've done, and my most mature book.

God wants you to live for others and to live that presence well.

Good families always ritualize the table. You can say, "This is a Christmas meal; this is a birthday meal."

You don't think your way into a new kind of living. You live your way into a new kind of thinking.

Listening is much more than allowing another to talk while waiting for a chance to respond. Listening is paying full attention to others and welcoming them into our very beings. The beauty of listening is that those who are listened to start feeling accepted, start taking our words more seriously and discovering their true selves.