Justice and beauty are central to God's new world and should be central to our work. Together they frame the good news of Jesus.

the life of Jesus recapitulates key elements in the earlier story of Israel. For a moment, as Jesus stands on the mountain giving the famous sermon, he is Moses. For a moment, answering his critics about his actions on the sabbath, he is David. For a moment, as he calls and names the twelve disciples, he is perhaps Jacob, bringing the twelve patriarchs into the world. For a moment, healing the sick and raising the dead, he is Elijah or Elisha. And so on. In the transfiguration he actually meets Moses and Elijah.

God has taken us utterly seriously. How can we not do the same with him?

Worship is love on its knees before the beloved; just as mission is love on its feet to serve the beloved

Someone who is determinedly trying to show God how good he or she is is likely to become an insufferable prig.

The question of Heaven, the question of what happens after death, is one which a lot of people in our culture try to put off as long as they can, but sooner or later it suddenly swings round and looks them in the eye.

The cross is the surest, truest and deepest window on the very heart and character of the living and loving God.