We should do whatever we can to cut through the scum that has grown on our understanding and rediscover freshness.

Jesus was a master of grace: he attracted sinners and moral outcasts even as he offended the religious and responsible people of his day.

Misunderstanding must be nakedly exposed before true understanding can begin to flourish.

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.

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

When I pray for another person, I am praying for God to open my eyes so that I can see that person as God does, and then enter into the stream of love that God already directs toward that person.

A philosophy may explain difficult things, but has no power to change them. The gospel, the story of Jesus' life, promises change.