God is the ultimate source of all power. All human power is therefore derived, limited, unstable and transient.

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.

If there is no Caller, there are no callings - only work.

I live before the audience of One-before others I have nothing to gain, nothing to lose, nothing to prove.

Negative freedom is freedom from - freedom from oppression, whether it's a colonial power or addiction to alcohol oppressing you. You need to be freed from negative freedom. Positive freedom is freedom for, freedom to be. And that's what's routinely ignored today.

The problem with Western Christians is not that they aren't where they should be but that they aren't what they should be where they are.

Calling is a 'yes' to God that carries a 'no' to the chaos of modern demands. Calling is the key to tracing the story line of our lives and unriddling the meaning of our existence in a chaotic world.