The character of the faith that allows us to be transformed by suffering and darkness is not doubt-free certainty; rather, it is tenacious obedience.

A bad sermon is like a car wreck - everyone slows down to see what happened.

Disciplined people can do the right thing at the right time in the right way for the right reason.

Acceptance is an act of the heart. To accept someone is to affirm to them that you think it's a very good thing they are alive.

God is still in the business of coming down to earth: to this cubicle, this email, this room, this house, this job, this hospital room, this car, this bed, this vacation. Any place can become Bethel, the house of God. Cleveland, maybe. Or the chair you're sitting in as you read these words.

Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.

The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.