Some of us seem so anxious about avoiding hell that we forget to celebrate our journey toward heaven.

No one ever converted to Christianity because they lost the argument.

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

Love was compressed for all history in that lonely figure on the cross, who said that he could call down angels at any moment on a rescue mission, but chose not to - because of us. At Calvary, God accepted his own unbreakable terms of justice.

When I am tempted to complain about God's lack of presence, I remind myself that God has much more reason to complain about my lack of presence.

One of the things I found is that the things we want to say for well-intentioned motives often cause more harm than good. People don't need our words. They mainly need our presence, they need our love. And if you come in too quickly with explanations, you may do more harm than good.

We need faith and the mind of the Lord Jesus to recognize something of lasting value in even our most ordinary tasks.