God formed an alliance based on the world as it is, full of flaws, whereas prayer calls God to account for the world as it should be.

Who would complain if God allowed one hour of suffering in an entire lifetime of comfort? Why complain about a lifetime that includes suffering when that lifetime is a mere hour of eternity?

Christians get very angry toward other Christians who sin differently than they do.

True healing, of deep connective tissue, takes place in community. Where is God when it hurts? Where God's people are.

I go to church as an expression of my need for God and for God's family.

I have found that living with faith in an unseen world requires constant effort.

The church is, above all, a place to receive grace: it brings forgiven people together with the aim of equipping us to dispense grace to others.