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

The problem with spending your life climbing up the ladder is that you will go right past Jesus, for he's coming down.

There are dozens of references to God in the Scriptures for every one to the figure of Satan. This reflects a sometimes forgotten theological truth that the devil is by no means God’s counterpart. He is a creature, not the Creator.

The goal of prayer is to live all of my life and speak all of my words in the joyful awareness of the presence of God. Prayer becomes real when we grasp the reality and goodness of God's constant presence with 'the real me.' Jesus lived his everyday life in conscious awareness of his Father.

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.

The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.

It only makes sense to ask God for guidance in the context of a life committed to "seeking first the kingdom."