One of the hardest things in the world is to stop being the prodigal son without turning into the elder brother.

When preaching is done right, it can change lives. When it's done badly, my failure goes beyond the merely human.

The reason our souls hunger so is that the life we could be living so far exceeds our strangest dreams.

Churches can become places of cynicism, resistance, and pessimism.

The decision to grow always involves a choice between risk and comfort. This means that to be a follower of Jesus, you must renounce comfort as the ultimate value of your life.

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

Biblically, waiting is not just something we have to do until we get what we want. Waiting is part of the process of becoming what God wants us to be.