At the heart of the gospel is a God who deliberately surrenders to the wild, irresistable power of love.

Christianity is not a purely intellectual, internal faith. It can only be lived in community.

Whatever makes us feel superior to other people, whatever tempts us to convey a sense of superiority, that is the gravity of our sinful nature, not grace.

What you and I think about Jesus and how we respond to Him will determine our destiny for all eternity.

In the stories of extravagant grace given to us by Jesus, there are no loopholes disqualifying us from God's love.

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.

Henri Nouwen says, "When we come to realize that ... only God saves, then we are free to serve, then we can live truly humble lives." Nouwen changed his approach from "selling pearls," or peddling the good news, to "hunting for the treasure" already present in those he was called to love - a shift from dispensing religion to dispensing grace. It makes all the difference in the world whether I view my neighbor as a potential convert or as someone whom God already loves.