Human beings do not readily admit desperation. When they do, the kingdom of heaven draws near

Grace does not depend on what we have done for God but rather what God has done for us. Ask people what they must do to get to heaven and most reply, "Be good." Jesus' stories contradict that answer. All we must do is cry, "Help!"

[Jesus] invoked a different kind of power: love, not coercion.

The Christian sees the world as a transitional home badly in need of rehab, and we are active agents in that project.

I would far rather convey grace than explain it.

Power, no matter how well-intentioned, tends to cause suffering. Love, being vulnerable, absorbs it. In a point of convergence on a hill called Calvary, God renounced the one for the sake of the other.

The point of the Book of Job is not suffering: where is God When It hurts? The prologue (chapters 1-2) dealt with that issue. The point of the Book of Job is faith: Where is Job when it hurts?