Sacraments are like hoses. They are the channels of the living water of God's grace. Our faith is like opening the faucet. We can open it a lot, a little, or not at all.

I find my data first in myself, not first in the poets. For if I did not find it in myself, I would not be able to find it in the poets.

In an age of relativism, orthodoxy is the only possible rebellion left

When we believe that God is something other than a lover, it is inevitable that we will sin.

Other religions are stories of man's search for God. The Bible is the story of God's search for man.

Don't be more serious than God. God invented dog farts. God designed your body's plumbing system. God designed an ostrich. If He didn't do it, He permitted a drunken angel to do it. Empirical facts can add significantly to the meaning of "being godlike".

Sin comes from not realizing God's love. Sin comes from thinking ourselves only as sinners, while overcoming sin comes from thinking ourselves as overcomers. We act our our perceived identities.