Every day you and I walk through God's shop. Every day we brush up against objects of incalculable worth to Him. People. Every one of them carries a price tag, if only we could see it.

The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.

"Sometimes in churches somebody will discover a particular vein of spirituality and seek to recruit others into it, or assume a superior position because they have found certain techniques - but no one actually wants to become like them."

One of the great illusions of our time is that hurrying will buy us more time.

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.

Over and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God.

Never worry alone. When anxiety grabs my mind, it is self-perpetuating. Worrisome thoughts reproduce faster than rabbits, so one of the most powerful ways to stop the spiral of worry is simply to disclose my worry to a friend... The simple act of reassurance from another human being [becomes] a tool of the Spirit to cast out fear -- because peace and fear are both contagious.