I was raised as a Christian but the transaction has to be made by yourself - you and God - at some point.

In my opinion, Jesus is God's attempt to reach man. But while I believe Jesus is the way to God, it makes no sense to hate people who disagree.

You can't understand where someone's going unless you understand where they've been.

Good fiction must be entertaining- but what makes fiction special- and True- is that the realness of a novel allows it to carry a larger message.

We sometimes idealize the early church and want our churches to go back to the simple, old ways. We need to carefully read the history. Harmony takes work.

As for dialogue, I think it keeps things moving to cut to the chase.

The uninitiated have real questions and valid concerns over how the things of God appear to them.