Scripture is, at its heart, the great story that we sing in order not just to learn it with our heads but to become part of it through and through, the story that in turn becomes part of us.

To open the Bible is to open a window toward Jerusalem, as Daniel did (6:10), no matter where our exile may have taken us.

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

I believe we face the question: if not now, then when? And if we are grasped by this vision, we may also hear the question: If not us, then who? And if the gospel of Jesus is not the key to this task, then what is?

First-hand acquaintance with the actual texts is always the best way.

Hope comes as a surprise, at several levels at once.

Our culture is so fixated on dying and going to heaven when the whole Scripture is about heaven coming to earth.