Calling is not only a matter of being and doing what we are but also of becoming what we are not yet but are called by God to be.

In other words, we are never freer than when we become most ourselves, most human, most just, most excellent, and the like.

Calling is not only a matter of being and doing what we are but also of becoming what we are not yet but are called by God to be.

Making the world safe for diversity, is one of the greatest tasks we face in the global era.

This is also why it is wrong to treat God as a grand employment agency, a celestial executive searcher to find perfect fits for our perfect gifts. The truth is not that God is finding a place for our gifts but that God has created us and our gifts for a place of his choosing – and we will only be ourselves when we are finally there.

In terms of distance, the prodigal's pigsty is the farthest point from home; in terms of time, the pigsty is the shortest distance to the father's house.

For the grand and inescapable tradition of western literary classics confronts us with fundamental choices over our understanding of words, reading and art, as well as citizenship, civilization, faith, and the whole notion of the true, the good, and the faithful.