God wishes to be seen, wishes to be sought, wishes to be expected, and wishes to be trusted.

Grace is the offer of God's ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.

In the beginning, we're told, was the word. Every once in a while someone shows up on the planet who is word-obsessed and word-gifted; and the light and darkness get named again. In our day, that someone is Buechner.

Significance is about who we are before it is about what we do.

One reason why we fail to hear God speak is that we are not attentive. We suffer from what might be called 'spiritual mindlessness.'

God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.

You can only love and be loved to the extent that you know and are known by somebody.